In the United States, the most popular plastic surgery procedure is breast enlargement.Implants, usually bags filled with silicone or saline, are installed in the breasts using a surgical procedure.Although getting implants installed can certainly increase breast size very effectively, many patients would prefer a different, non-surgical method.

The cost for breast enlargement surgery can be as much as ten thousand dollars, the recovery period is painful and long, there is a danger of infection, and ruptures can still happen even with today’s safer implants.Also, there is a visible scar, and the breasts don’t look or feel completely natural.

Significant breast enlargement without surgery is definitely possible, but it’s important to be very skeptical of any claims you may see in advertisements on the web, on TV, or in magazines.The reality is that almost all of the non-surgical breast augmentation methods that are advertised are completely worthless.

Among these worthless methods are gum, exercises, hypnosis, herbal supplements like wild yam, fenugreek and saw palmetto, and breast creams like Embrace, Cleavage, Benefil, and Perfect Woman.Any studies that you see claiming to show results with these methods are either unscientific polls of women, or the results have not been independently verified.If you want to avoid being a victim of a health or beauty scam, check out the many informative articles on the wonderful skeptical website quackwatch.com.

There is one method of breast enlargement without surgery that does work, and that is the suction method sold by the Brava company, which uses a device worn in a sports bra.This is not the inexpensive type of breast pump that is operated by hand, which does increase breast size slightly, but only works for a few hours and can cause health issues such as broken blood vessels.

The Brava system is the only suction device approved by the FDA, and uses domes which apply a gentle suction to each breast over a long period of time.Women who used this system experienced breast growth of one cup size on average, according to a report published in a reputable medical journal.

This system is still too costly for many at about $2,500, and another disadvantage is that it must be used ten hours a day for ten weeks.However, all of the pain and danger of surgery is avoided with the Brava device, and the breasts look and feel entirely natural, so many women may find this method an attractive alternative.