Breast enhancement options: any alternatives to implants?

The most reliable means for breast augmentation is using breast implants. There are a few alternatives that may be of benefit, but not to the same degree as breast implants. Of course, weight gain and pregnancy will cause breast enlargement, but these are not really methods for aesthetic augmentation of the... more

There really is no good alternative to breast augmentation if you are looking for increased volume.  If you are looking for a breast lift without any change in volume, then a mastopexy may be a good option for you.  As far as breast implants go, your choices are saline or silicone.  Saline is a... more

The methods to enlarge breasts are weight gain, pregnancy, implants, or fat injections. Weight gain and pregnancy can be ruled out as a permanent enhancement technique, but implants are the gold standard, with fat injections on the horizon as a promising technique. The issues with fat injections currently are... more

 There have been many efforts to enhance the breasts without implants, none very successful.  The old gym teacher exhorting her junior high class in pec exercises chanting something about "we must build our bust" comes to mind.  Herbals, Brava, and fat injection are all out there.... more

There are the scamming ones of herbals and massages+exercises. The 'BRAVA' corset full time suction device can slightly improve the fullness but a too high a cost and to long a time use. Recently, self fat transfer is getting interest. This is an operation of liposuction (prefer method is... more

Hi there- Non-invasive methods to induce breast enlargement either don't produce any change at all, or are (in my educated opinion) dangerous- these involve taking big doses of hormones or hormone inducing medications, with attendant increased risks of multiple types of cancer (uterine, ovarian, breast). If... more

Natural remedies really do not work. There is a surgical technique using fat transfer to the breast instead of implants that is being used for breast augmentation. It is a new procedure and we do not know yet the long-term follow-up on these patients. If you are nervous about plastic surgery, talk to your... more

Breast implants provide excellent, reproducible and safe results.  There is no other procedure that can say the same. Breast augmentation with the patients own fat is a very exciting concept because it avoids the long term issues associated with implants and improves the area from which the fat is... more

Thanks for the question. At present, breast implants remain the gold standard modality for breast augmentation. While there are quantifiable risks associated with augmentation mammoplasty, the results are highly predictable and reproducible, and most patients do quite well and are very satisfied with the... more

The recurrent horror stories fed to us by the media deter a lot of women from having a Breast Augmentation. While Breast Augmentation, like ALL operations, has potential complications, the vast majority of women who had the operation would NOT willingly part with their implants. As regards NON-Surgical Breast... more