The non-cosmetic use of breast implants is for breast reconstruction, sex reassignment surgery, and for abnormalities, usually congenital, that affect the shape and size of the breast. In breast plastic surgery, breast implants are usually used either for cosmetic reasons or to reconstruct the breast such as after a mastectomy, to correct genetic deformities or as part of male-to-female sex reassignment surgery.
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