More than 350,000 women are expected to get breast enhancement surgery this year. What are the pros and cons of this extraordinarily popular procedure?
The pros are obvious. Most women already know that:
Implants can improve a woman's appearance.
They can renew self-confidence, self-image, and sexual worth.
Differences in size between the right and left breasts can be improved.
Many women report they are satisfied with the results.
However, many women are not quite as familiar with the drawbacks of breast enhancement surgery. In addition to the obvious one of expense (the average cost is $7,000), other potential problems include:
Breast implants don't last forever--you'll eventually have to get them replaced. "I tell my patients that the implant is on loan," says one plastic surgeon.
Any surgery on breasts can, and often does, damage nerves and reduce skin sensation.
Scars are permanent and often remain highly visible for a year following surgery.
It's often difficult, if not impossible, to nurse a baby after surgery.
Implants can rupture, ripple, harden, change shape, and shift position.
They can also interfere with finding breast cancer during mammography.
Many doctors performing breast surgery are not qualified. Most states allow anyone with a medical degree--even dentists--to take a weekend course and do plastic surgery.
But there's something even more important that most women don't know: There are safe, natural alternatives to enhancing the size, feel, and look of your breasts. For example, one of the most highly-rated natural breast enhancement programs is called Breast Actives.
When you join the Breast Actives program, you receive three things: a special cream that you massage onto your breasts every morning, an herbal supplement you take like a vitamin, and a unique exercise routine that focuses on building up your breasts.
The herbal ingredients in Breast Actives essentially boost the production of human growth hormone (HGH) in a woman's body. HGH then stimulates the glands that are responsible for producing new breast tissue. Your body will experience something like a "second puberty," resulting in breast enhancement, but you won't gain weight anywhere else. And Breast Actives is perfectly safe to use.
Breast Actives is easier, cheaper, and safer than any breast enhancement surgery. With Breast Actives, you experience all the benefits of surgery without any of drawbacks. And it even comes with a no-questions-asked money back guarantee if you aren't satisfied, so there's really no risk at all. Now that's not something you can say about breast surgery, is it?
By Eileen Henderson