Publication:
Quackery Targets Teens
Prepared Jointly by FDA and the Council of Better Business Bureaus
February 1988
Revised April 1990
Breast Developers
For decades, millions of dollars have been spent on devices, creams and lotions advertised as breast developers. All wasted. There is no device or system of exercise that will increase the size of the breasts. At best, devices promoted as breast developers merely strengthen and develop the muscles that support the breasts, and exercising these muscles will not appreciably increase breast size.
Creams and lotions advertised as breast developers don't work either. Some contain the hormone estrogen. Estrogen can increase breast size, but in order to be sold without a prescription these products must contain such a small amount of the hormone that its effect is insignificant. (Estrogen is used in birth control pills and to treat symptoms of menopause. FDA approval for estrogen does not include use for breast development.)
The only proven method of increasing breast size is breast augmentation surgery, which carries some risks and is hardly recommended for teenagers.
For More Information
If you have questions about a product or company, get answers before you make a purchase, For information, contact:
- The Better Business Bureau
- The nearest Food and Drug Administration office
- Your local consumer office or state attorney general's office
- Your doctor
Breast Developers
Weight Loss
Tanning and Tanning Pills
Hair: Removal and Growth
Look-Alike Drugs
Recognizing Quackery
Quackery Targets Teens
HGH Publications
Source:
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA Consumer
February 1988, Revised April 1990
Department of Health and Human Services
Public Health Service
DHHS Publication No. (FDA) 90-1147
www.cfsan.fda.gov
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