Big market for small breasts

The bosom - the most beautiful part of the body of the woman, one follows at least the appreciative men's eyes on lush bosom. It's clear that many women are listening when they hear: one more cup size in two and a half months, without surgery.

And how is this supposed to work?

By a kind Breastplate made of silicone, He comes from America and is now with us. Condition: You have to wear the silicone bowls (term "domes") with minicomputer for ten weeks every day for ten weeks - in the office or at home, during the day or at night. In this case, a suction pump in the shells creates a negative pressure, which stimulates the blood circulation, which in turn ensures additional water retention.

This process promotes cell division, said the plastic surgeon dr. Ingrid Schlenz from Vienna, who developed the device of the manufacturer Brava. If you follow the instructions exactly, you can achieve about one cup size more - with more intensive use, there is even more in it, she assures.

Everything completely harmless?

To avoid sore skin and bruises, there is a special skin gel and little pressure. "About as much as driving in a lift from the first to the sixth floor," says Germany sales manager Johannes Seuntjens. "Far less than, for example, you need to make a hickey." So all harmless? The manufacturer himself admits: Women at increased breast cancer risk - Stay away! And recommends before an ultrasound examination or a mammography.

Only: Who can completely exclude a risk even after a check-up with the doctor? Some manufacturers offer their pumps easily via the Internet anyway, others sell them to beauty institutes, where beauticians take care and advice. Dr. Annegret Bayerl, Berlin gynecologist and president of the Breast Cancer Initiative, warns therefore: "What stimulates cell division is unhealthy and dangerous."

The lengthy procedure costs, distributed and monitored by doctors, about 3200 euros (Brava).

Hops pills from the web

In numerous forums on the Internet a lot of experiences, recipes, tips and tricks for more bosoms are exchanged. "We are not naive teenagers who believe in magic pills and miracle pastes," says Lisa from Lower Saxony (37 years old), for example. "We research as much as we can and shed light on everything."

This is a real challenge because the market is constantly growing. And the manufacturers promise a lot: "... a balanced hormone level, which corresponds to the state of persistent excitement." This is accompanied by a breast swelling ... "(manufacturer of" Maya Femal "). "The breasts are four and six weeks fuller and firmer and at least two inches larger" ("Erdic").

What is it?

Most drugs contain so-called phyto-estrogens, which are not hormones but can cause similar effects in the body. They are obtained from a wide variety of plants, from fennel to yam root to black cohosh, and used in high concentrations.

Possible long-term consequence: breast cancer

Occupied, the effect of herbal pills for breast augmentation is not. "But in hops, for example, there are phyto-estrogens that can reach up to 20 percent of the effect of natural estrogen in the female body," says Adriane Fugh-Berman, a physician at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. You would rather it, the products had no effect, because then probably no danger from them.

"Most women believe," she says, "the substances offered are all audited by an agency, but that's not the case, as no one has ever been harmed, as far as I know, but I'm worried about the long-term consequences All natural phyto-estrogens, but not in this high concentration If the pills cause swelling or inflammation, then they also have a risk of breast cancer. "

The internationally recognized breast specialist and author Susan Love * agrees and adds: "There is no free lunch", nothing remains without consequences. The experts therefore recommend sport for a better posture and firm muscles. And there are also a variety of push-ups, even for bikinis and evening dresses cut out.

* "The chest book", Limes publishing house