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A breast implant is a prosthesis used to change the size, shape, and contour of a person’s breast. In reconstructive plastic surgery, breast implants can be placed to restore a natural looking breast following a mastectomy or to correct congenital defects and deformities of the chest wall. They are also used cosmetically to enlarge the appearance of the breast through breast augmentation surgery.

Uses:

A mammoplasty procedure for the placement of breast implant devices has three (3) purposes:

1. primary reconstruction: the replacement of breast tissues damaged by trauma (blunt, penetrating, blast), disease (breast cancer), and failed anatomic development (tuberous breast deformity).
2. revision and reconstruction: to revise (correct) the outcome of a previous breast reconstruction surgery.
3. primary augmentation: to aesthetically augment the size, form, and feel of the breasts.

The operating room (OR) time of post–mastectomy breast reconstruction, and of breast augmentation surgery is determined by the procedure employed, the type of incisions, the breast implant (type and materials), and the pectoral locale of the implant pocket.