Editing Breast augmentation (section)

===Indications===
[[File:Mastectomie 02.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Breast augmentation: The post-operative aspect of a right-breast cancer [[mastectomy]]; the woman is a candidate for a primary breast reconstruction with a breast implant.]]

An augmentation mammoplasty for emplacing [[breast implant]]s has three therapeutic purposes:

# Primary reconstruction: to replace breast tissues damaged by [[Trauma (medicine)|trauma]] ([[blunt trauma|blunt]], [[penetrating trauma|penetrating]], [[blast injury|blast]]), disease ([[breast cancer]]), and failed anatomic development ([[tuberous breast|tuberous breast deformity]]).
# Revision and reconstruction: to revise (correct) the outcome of a previous breast reconstruction surgery.
# Primary augmentation: to aesthetically augment the size, form, and feel of the [[breast]]s.

The [[operating room]] time of post–[[mastectomy]] [[breast reconstruction]], and of breast augmentation surgery is determined by the emplacement procedure employed, the type of incisional technique, the breast implant (type and materials), and the pectoral locale of the implant pocket.{{cn|date=May 2024}}