There's no plausible physiological mechanism that I'm aware of for the pre-operative vacuum pumping device to increase glandular tissue or supply, and I'm deeply suspicious of the supposed results published here: The poster presentation describes the results of a surgical procedure. What I am interested in discussing is the implications of the non-surgical vaccuum technology. As I have said, I have no financial interest in this product, but have a client who used the product for cosmetic reasons post involution and was very pleased with the enhanced size and lift. results appear to be enduring, two and a half years out. I contacted the company and inquired as to implications for lactation. At the time I had a teen mother in my practice who very much wanted to breastfeed, who had severe bilateral hypoplasia, and who was devastated when she was unable to produce much at all. She was uninterested in exploring ways to increase supply. It was like a door closed. She didn't even try with her second baby two years later. The physician I spoke with at Brava stated tissue growth would theoretically include functional milk making tissue, if any existed to begin with, but that there were no studies on milk output before and after use of product. he suggested I run one. Not real feasible for me at this time, but maybe a case study someday. In any case, and this comment may be a bit off topic, but women do suffer emotionally over the appearance of their breasts, that young mother in mind again, and subsequent dysfunction was a huge blow to her already fragile body image. I think a product that holds potential for helping women with hypoplasia should be looked at on the merits, with a healthy, friendly skepticism, and if it works to enhance lactation as well as body image, offered as an option. This bears looking into. best Kristen Panzer _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]