Breast implants are used for:
- primary augmentation (to increase breast size for cosmetic reasons)
- revision-augmentation ( revision surgery to correct or improve the result of an original breast augmentation surgery)
- primary reconstruction (to replace breast tissue that has been removed due to cancer or trauma or that has failed to develop properly due to a severe breast abnormality)
- revision-reconstruction ( revision surgery to correct or improve the result of an original breast reconstruction surgery).
Source: Center for Devices and Radiological Health