Dear soccerholik,

No. Nothing will permanently reduce the size of your breasts except for surgery or, in some cases, weight loss.

Unfortunately, there is no quick trick to decreasing or increasing the size of a woman's breasts. The average bra size of the American woman is about a 34B, but breasts come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. We are all very different, no matter what — and that's normal.

If you'd really like to minimize the size of your breasts, your first step might be to get measured for a bra by a salesperson at a department store or lingerie shop. Often, girls with large breasts will wear bras that are too small for them because they think it will make their breasts look smaller. But this can be very uncomfortable, and it can actually make breasts look bigger. You could also ask the salesperson if her store carries minimizer bras that are designed to help make the breasts appear smaller.

Hope this information helps!

Take care,

teenwire.com^® Editors

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