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Do Breast Enlargement Creams Work?

At amazon.com you can see lots of breast enhancement creams and pills for sale. So, i figured if amazon carries them, they must have some benefit. I'd like to go up one or 2 cup sizes without surgery. The top reviewed breast enhancer that seems to do this is the Breast Actives. The Breast Actives program is called a natural Breast Enhancement Program with exercise, supplements and cream that give you nutrients that you don't get in your diet. Is there truth that certain nutrients missing in your diet can lead to poor breast development? If so, wouldn't these products *work* to some degree if that's the case. I mean, you do get bigger breasts when you gain weight, so it seems like theres a relationship between breast size and diet.

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Ask to see the science behind the non-surgical breast enhancement creams

This is a very straightforward issue, and I can tell you that if there was ever a topical treatment like a cream that could make a lady's breasts reliably enlarge to just the right size, first, you would never be able to find it in the store because it would be perpetually sold out, and second, we plastic surgeons would be the first to know about it. Simply ask to see the REAL science that PROVES that this product works, and I think that you will get your answer there - there isn't any. more

There is No Scientific Proof That Breast Enlargement Creams Work

There are many women who would like to have breast augmentation surgery but are unable to proceed for a variety of reasons. They may be afraid of surgery or they may not have financial resources. For these patients, breast enhancement creams and pills sound like attractive alternatives. There is only one problem; there is no scientific proof that they actually work. If a patient’s considering breast enlargement, breast implants are the only option that... more

Breast enlargement creams don't work. They are a scam.

Breast enlargement creams don't work. Breast augmentation is a reliable and safe way to get larger breasts, if that's what you want. It's, for the moment, the only option for breast augmentation. If you don't want implants, save your money.

Do Breast Enlargement Creams Work

There are no creams on the market that will enhance the size of your breasts. There has been some recent research with nicotinic acid rubbed on smaller breasts that causes them to increase in size and at the same time cause decrease in thigh fat. However, this method is still being studied currently.

Breast enhancement creams

Hi, Thank you for your question. Breast enhancement and pills creams do not work. You may notice a slight difference at best, but even that is not worth spending the money. They are very well marketed, but not FDA approved. The only way to enhance your breasts is to have surgery. I would not waste your money. If you really want larger breasts, save it for a breast augmentation. Best regards, Dr. Speron

No magic potions for breast enlargement

A couple of things to keep in mind here: products like these are not FDA regulated, so they don't really have to prove anything regardless of who sells them. What concerns me more than people getting ripped off is that these things can actually be dangerous. Think about it: if they do work, they would do so by stimulating breast cells to grow. The potential for causing a cancer is real. this is just not something you want to experiment with.

No evidence on breast enhancement creams

I have not seen any evidence to sugest these breast enhancement creams are benificial. I would recommend for you to save your money for a breast enhancment procedure.

Breast enlargement creams don't work

No! These are internet, TV, and radio marketing scams. Be aware that these creams, potions & lotions are just a useless way to sell and get information on you. Be careful out there. Regards from Miami

Can a topical cream make my breasts larger?

Hi there- There is absolutely no evidence to suggest (let alone prove) that any topical skin cream might actually cause breast development. At best, you are throwing away your money... at worst, you are endangering your health- I completely agree with Dr. Placik, and would further add that your assumption that it must be a reputable product because it is sold on Amazon would probably make (Amazon founder and CEO) Jeff Bezos cringe... Amazon is a marketplace... items are bought and sold, and... more

Be careful about claims made about breast creams

This is exactly the kind of logic that these marketers have used for centuries to prey on vulnerable patients or customers. This junk science has no basis in reality but uses facts that misleadingly support the claims of the manufacturer. For example, many years ago thigh creams containing aminophylline claimed to promote fat loss when applied to the thighs. This was based on some science that aminophylline can alter the metabolism of fat cells. The problem is that this does not travel to... more

Otto Joseph Placik, MD

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Chicago Plastic Surgeon

Breast Enlargement Creams

Breast enlargement creams do not work. For women who want larger breasts but are absolutely against breast implants can now consider breast enhacement with fat grafting

Michael Law, MD

17 reviews

Raleigh-Durham Plastic Surgeon

michaellawmd.com

Do breast enlargement creams work? Uh, No.

The short answer is No. Some herbalists try and make their product look like hormones that might effect breast tissue. The potency is not close to what you need. If you want two cup sizes, the only way to do that is with a breast augmentation surgery.

Breast creams do not lead to Larger Breasts

Breast creams and "added nutrients" to not lead to larger breasts. Your breasts are made up of breast glands (which produce breast milk during and after pregnancy) and fat. When you gain weight, your breasts increase in size due to the enlargement of the fat cells in the breast. This is a calorie relationship, not a "nutrient" relationship. It is true that in severely malnourished people, there can be a delay in hormonal production and a delay in puberty which may lead to... more

David Bogue, MD

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Boca Raton Plastic Surgeon

www.drbogue.com

Do not be fooled

Breast creams and treatments do not work. People who become obese develop larger breasts but only because the rest of their body becomes larger with weight gain. Female hormones can enlarge the breast and woman who take birth control pills tend to develop larger breasts while on the pill.

Wallet enlargement cream

I'm sorry to tell you, the only thing you will be enlarging by buying those creams will be the bank account the persons scamming you. While some natural and herbal products that are sold may provide some benefits, many more have no proven effect. Be careful before buying anything that sounds too good to be true.

Skin products for breast enhancement- a scam!

Since when did Amazon establish itself as a purveyor of all that is legitimate and effective? They are just trying to make a buck. These skin products are not going to increase the size of your breasts. At this stage, only a breast implant can reliably and safely increase the size of the breast in a predictable manner.

Breast creams

Many women do get larger breasts when they gain weight...because their breasts get fatter. Sadly, no nutrient or cream is going to make larger breasts.

Breast enlargement creams

They are worthless. Quite obviously breast enlargement creams do not work or there would be no need for breast implants. There is always someone out there working a scam.

Breast enhancement creams are a waste of your money

It is interesting that you would put your faith in Amazon that way but not entirely surprising since anything medical that is blessed by Oprah is golden too. Unfortunately, both get paid to promote products and don't really worry if they don't work as much as the maunfacturers say they will. Regarding breast creams, just save your money!

Bust expander creams have been for sale since 1897

The 1897 Sears Catalogue sold bust creams and expanders. Nowdays, they are sold on TV. I don't think they worked in the past and I don't think they work now. Buyer beware.

Breast enlargement creams do not work

I have never met a patient who has had any long term results from the many creams that are available for purchase on line. At best, you could get a modest increase and you would then have to apply that cream for the rest of your life (expensive and not realistic)

Surgery only option for breast enlargement

Breast enlargement creams have been advertised in magazines for as long as I have been alive! They do not work. The only way to enlarge the breasts is to have surgery.

Steven Wallach, MD

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Manhattan Plastic Surgeon

Breast Enlargement Creams, Rabbitt's feet, Garlic necklaces and other BS Treatments

I love your questions because it is honest and so commonly asked especially "if amazon carries them, they must have some benefit." Can we also agree that if The President says something, it MUST be true? If Oprah sells something on her TV show it MUST be true? If Marie Osmond sells something on HSN it MUST be True? If you favorite celebrity is on that new Bat Dung and Raspberry diet - it MUST work???? - Probably, NOT. If it's too good to be true, it .... A Fool and his money are... more

Breast enlargement creams are snake oil treatments

The ads are too good to be true. Get it? Even if they were to work, they are not FDA evaluated and cleared. You put that stuff in your body, and if it works, it may set you up for a cancer. But it doesn't work. So save your money for breast augmentation.

Breast enhancement creams offer hope though little else

Breast enhancement creams and balms, and bust exercises have been around for a very long time. The first such advertisements date as far back as the 1890's though I'll bet products such as these have been around much longer. It is very attractive to believe that a cream rubbed onto the breast will cause breast enlargement, or that a certain vitamin or dietary supplement will lead to a larger cup size, however there is no clinical medical evidence to support the claims. There are suction... more

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chestazel 16 Dec 2012

I for one have no surprise at the statements by plastic surgeons that the only way to get bigger breasts is by going to them and paying for them to do breast implant by surgery. It is probably easy to believe them just because they are medical doctors but if you read their comments they are mostly about not doing breast enhancement any other way except by going to them. They are a sales pitch. But there are plenty of examples and medical research about some creams and the ingredients are recognized as increasing bust size and, if carried for long enough, feminizing males. Such as pueraria mirifica and extracts. These kinds of things have been used for a long time to feminize young males into katoi in SE Asia. If you realize that the only surgey many of them undertake is the final SRS to modify genitals, you will realize that the claims of these plastic surgeouns about breasts are entirely false.

jmbs49 5 Dec 2012

Duly noted. I am in favor of continued research to discover whether something works or not. I fully understand the basis of the claims by medical professionals that these creams do not work. However, when an affirmation that one of them actually does is answered by the imputation that it is untrue, I have to respond. Not only as a male who has considerably more years than the responder, and one who has the benefit of his own actual experience to qualify his statement, but also one who has knowledge of similar adult accounts which are more than anecdotal and that support my own statement, I urge those who are looking into these methods to not dismiss them entirely out of hand because of the insistence of others who disbelieve that they do work. And, to counter the claim that suction devices are invariably "limited" in their effect, I respectfully suggest that those claims are not based upon as full research as a layman might believe, for they make no allowances for such things as the different natural elasticities of black and white skin, which are strongly likely to explain why an African American male might successfully use a suction device for a period of time to enlarge his breasts by some four or even five cup sizes. In short, I make three comments: Firstly, that no claims of either ineffectiveness or success are automatically true for all. Secondly, that an open mind is still more advantageous than a closed mind. Thirdly, that scientific research can not prove that something will NOT happen, and that someone who claims that it can has not learned the most fundamental truth of scientific research.

live_and_sing 4 Dec 2012

If you want a second opinion from someone who is not a doctor, then hear me out. I turned 21 this year, and these cream/pills have been around since I learned to talk. They have scam written all over them. As a student who studies physiology, I can tell you that these doctors stick with "mainstream medical solutions" for a reason—they deal with facts and evidence. Normal breast growth has to do with hormonal production. And larger breasts that come with weight gain later on in life is due to the increase in size of the fat cells themselves. I've never seen evidence on how a topical cream can possibly reach the glands or fat cells, and therefore they cannot promise or cause long-term effects. If customers' breast actually grew with the use of pills that usually come with purchase of the cream, those pills may be dangerous (especially when they are not FDA regulated). One of the common ingredients in breast enlargement supplements is phytoestrogens, which are plant-derived (hence "natural"); they can cause similar effects as that of our female sex hormone (estrogen), but they are NOT generated within our bodies, and therefore can also cause side effects, such as increase the risk of breast cancer. Any other forms of estrogen present in these products (natural or not) can cause side effects as serious as infertility. As to "suction devices" mentioned below, the limitation is absolutely correct. One of the doctors mentioned this fat transfer procedure as an alternative, which, in my opinion, is NOT recommended at all. It's a wonder that any sensible surgeon would consider this to be a good procedure. The risk is not worth it, and the price is too high. Breast augmentation is currently the only solution that is considered safe, but even that, in my opinion, is not worth as much as what you already, naturally have. Bottom line: Don't do it. If you're not convinced, I hope you at least do more research before making a decision on proceeding with any alternatives.

jmbs49 25 Nov 2012

I have read the Doctor Answers and am amazed at the claims they have made. Apparently the cream that I have been using to supplement herbal intake does not work. That will be a surprise to my breasts, which have grown very noticeably during the last six months I have been on the regime. Also, I am surprised that one doctor claims that suction devices can only increase bust size by about a cup. There are plenty of examples where bust size has been increased from A to C or D. It seems that many doctors see anything that is not a mainstream medical solution as bogus snake oil. The truth is somewhat different. I despair of us finding remedies for common ailments when those we ought to be able to trust are so bigoted.

capitanoensy 13 Nov 2012

some creams work and other don't work. I suggest you this one: breastimplantusa.net . It is one of the few creams that really work.

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