Breast enlargement techniques have improved over the years. Here is a historical look at methodology.
Breast enlargement techniques have been experimented with and improved upon over time. Women have tried many methods to achieve the curvaceous hour glass figure that men find so attractive. Historically,
men have been attracted to the female bosom because it is equated with sexuality, fertility and youth. In order to procreate, a male must find a fertile young woman to have sex with. Full breasts are an age old symbol of feminine fertility and males are actually hard-wired to seek procreation partners in order to ensure the survival of the species, whether they realize this consciously or not.
In earlier times, the methods which were used for amplifying bosoms were neither safe nor effective. Women ended up with unnatural appearances, lumps, bumps and health problems as a result. Luckily, over the years, scientists in the medical community have studied safety and effectiveness and have come up with natural looking devices that have received the stamp of approval from the FDA.
Here are some examples of the old, ineffective attempts:
- Paraffin Injections: Waxy paraffin was used for several decades in the late 1800’s but was discontinued by the 1920’s. Infections and lumps resulted from this unsatisfactory practice.
- Fat Injections: Some still utilize fat transfer as a methodology and with mixed results. Our current technology has improved purification and reintroduction of fatty deposits into the body, making it somewhat more successful although reabsorption still occurs. Back in the early 1900’s, this method was pioneered but initial attempts led to unbalanced lumps and rapid reabsorption.
- Sponges: In the mid-1950s, polyvinyl sponges were inserted into women’s chest cavities but the practice was eventually discontinued after it was linked to cancer.
- Injections of Silicone: Injections were highly unstable and the material drifted from breasts into other body parts. Infections and traveling silicone made the practice defunct.
- Implants: Silicone implants first appeared on the scene in the 1960s and were quite successful. In the 1980s, rumors of them being linked to health issues led to their temporary removal from the market.
- Soybean Oil: For some time in the mid-1990s, soybean oil was experimented with as an alternative to silicone. It was not successful, however, and ceased to exist as an option.
- Saline: In the early 1990s, saline implantation became a popular alternative to the ones removed from the market in the 80s. They are still utilized today.
By the year 2006, both silicone and saline implants were deemed safe and approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use by the public. Many studies and years of research led scientists to the conclusion that earlier rumors were false. Women must be eighteen years of age to receive saline augmentation and twenty-two years of age to be implanted with silicone devices. Reconstruction patients do not have the same age restrictions.
Breast enlargement has always been popular with both men and women. Luckily, the technology has advanced to such a degree that natural and safe results are achievable.
