Are there natural alternatives to breast implants?

i fear implants - stories about leaking and hardening scare me away from them. The news today talked about breast enlargement from stem cells and fat injections, thus bypassing the implants. Is this a recommended way to avoid breast implants?

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A: Natural Alternatives to Breast Enlargement

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD

Enhancement of breast size is appealing for many women at different stages of their lives.  Breast implants can add volume to the breasts and enhance a woman's body and most importantly, self confidence.   There are many myths about the safety of breast augmentation.  In fact, it is a... more

A: Stem cell breast augmentation - too early to tell

Steven Teitelbaum, MD

The peg legs and hand hooks of pirate amputees have long been replaced by highly functional prosthetic limbs.  No doubt that during the lifetimes of many people alive today, mankind will be able to construct an entire new leg out of a person's own tissues.  Even more exciting would be to selectively... more

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