Regardless of what you think about the advances of medicine and science, some types of breast enlarging procedures have been around for more than a century.
Let's review some of the history of breast augmentation and surgery.
There is a lot of controversy as to whether or not it is safe, and just plain vanity.
This is a free country and I suppose I could argue both sides but that is not the subject of this article.
The facts are that people in general struggle with issues of insecurity and the need to "fit in" and be part of a norm that is dictated by, what I would suggest is the upper echelon of society.
Men get big trucks, big muscles and other big things to feel better and women, amongst other things, focus on their breasts.
Much of today's media does not tell a woman she is OK with her body but emphasis is placed on this beautiful girl or that beautiful girl although they may be naturally unattractive.
The fact is that gravity is not a theory but a law and as we age things start to hang as gravity tries to pull things to the center of the earth.
For centuries and perhaps millennia women have turned to science and medicine in their search for he fountain of youth.
If we could get into a time capsule and go back to the late 1800's we would see women receiving paraffin implants to enlarge their breasts.
This was the earliest form of breast implants that we know of and it resulted in disaster as you can imagine.
Another form of breast enhancement was to take fat from the back and implant it in the chest but this was not successful either.
Between 1895 and the early to mid-1900's there were many attempts with other substances.
Some of the materials used in breast implants were glass balls, ox cartilage, ivory, Terylene wood, polyethylene chips, ground rubber, polyester, Silastic rubber and Teflon-silicone prostheses.
Sounds like quackery doesn't it? It does illustrate to us the drive that a person can have to improve their appearance and even risk their health and life itself.
In the 1940's and 50's the medical community turned their attention to injections of silicone.
In fact, over 50,000 women received these injections.
The injections were used to make the women's chest wall tissue expand and add volume.
An estimated 50,000 women received injections of silicone.
Unfortunately, a number of these women experienced hardening of the breasts and the development of silicone granulomas, small nodules, and these were so severe that mastectomies were needed for treatment.
Three decades later, the women that had these treatments are still seeking medical attention for the problems that resulted from their surgical procedure.
Today, you'll find that implants are much safer and the number of complications, although they do exist due to surgery, has become less severe.
It is not uncommon for a woman who has had breast surgery to experience complications for the first three years; things like pain, implant leaking and more surgical procedures to correct the problems.
Most unfortunately, some of these complications will last the rest of the woman's lifetime.
These include pain, leaking and further surgeries in an attempt to correct the problem.
In my opinion, seeking a natural way to enhance breasts would be the safest course to pursue and thankfully there are herbs that will cause the breasts to be firmer and even enlarge due to their action on estrogen and other hormones.
There is a new ingredient in breast enlargement formulas called Volufiline that has shown in clinical studies to increase breast size by up to 8.
4% in as little as 60 days.