The breasts are an important organ of the body which plays a crucial role in certain body processes beyond their aesthetic appeal. Apart from their role in breastfeeding, they also have an impact on the female hormones. Unfortunately the media focus on larger, firmer breasts have placed undue pressure on many women, either with small breasts or sagging breasts.

Herbal Breast Enhancement

Herbal breast enhancement products promise breast enlargement and firming with no side effects. Firstly, the idea that a herbal product is always a safe product is unfounded. Herbal products are derived from plant source but are still pharmacologically active substances. This means that they have a chemical effect on the body. Secondly, most herbal products do not adhere to the same strict regulations governing the pharmaceutical industry. This means that there is no product testing, clinical trials or legislation binding the manufacturer and distributor to market their product only based on results derived from research studies.

Ultimately you use these products at your own risk and you cannot hold the manufacturer or distributor liable for any complications that may arise from the use of the product.

Breast Enlargement Creams and Pills

Most herbal breast enlargement products are available as creams or pills (tablets and capsules). These products aim at increasing breast size by one of the following methods :

• Increasing blood flow to the area.
• Delivering hormone-like compounds (derivatives of estrogen) to the breast.
• Causing swelling to the breast by applying irritants and with the aid of massage.

If moderate breast enlargement is noted, it will often be short term. Once the product is stopped, the breast will usually return to their original size.

Possible Complications of Herbal Breast Enhancement Products

Herbal breast enlargement products can cause the following effects :

• Itching and skin rashes on the breast.
• Changes of the menstrual cycle.
• Changes in breast milk production in women who are lactating.
• Nipple discharge.
• Breast pain, swelling and tenderness.

Natural Breast Growth

Young women and teenage girls are more likely to buy herbal breast enhancement products as a means of increasing their bust size without having to undergo breast augmentation.  Always consult with your doctor before considering any breast enlargement product as it can affect your reproductive health or even increase the risk of breast cancer. It is important to bear in mind that in the teens and early adulthood, the breast size can still increase with age.

In adult women, breast augmentation could be an option for increasing the bust size but this should be only be done after careful consideration as breast surgery also has a host of complications. Rather wait for natural breast growth over time and do not use untested products for increasing your bust size. Women with a history of breast cancer should not use herbal breast enlargement products as there is a possibility of recurrence of a tumor.

Small breasts for example are today considered a design fault. Yet for some women with above average to large breasts the thought of smaller breasts is considered to be the ideal in size and appearance.

For large breasts carry more than just larger tissue mass; they can be quite painful and psychologically damaging to a women’s self confidence due to the way society views and portrays large breasts.

Large breasts are a lot to carry around, regardless of body shape, dimensions or size. Large breasts can affect the posture and lead to back pain, can cause breathing problems and can actually scar due to chaffing of the skin caused by the bra digging into the skin.

Then there is the physiological aspects of “large boobies”. Some women feel self conscious and uncomfortable with their breast size, reporting unwanted attention from the opposite sex and the feeling of being judged by their “assets” and not their personality and intellect.

Lifestyle wise, large breasts can be a burden for women with Jogging, aerobics or other forms of activity such as dancing proving uncomfortable and obstructive, while choosing well fitting clothing can also be a problem.

Most women with big breasts accept what they were given and learn to live with their breasts, wearing extra supportive bras and maintaining a trim figure as fat can increase breast size.

However for some, no amount of bra support or fighting the flab can ease the aesthetical and emotional challenge that large breasts can represent and for them surgery in the shape of breast reduction is deemed a necessary step to take.

Being comfortable with your breast size, mentally, physically and health wise is more important than aesthetics. Your breasts may look great, but do you feel great? That is the most important question of all and only you can answer that.