Mammaplasty

Mammoplasty
Intervention
Before and after mammaplasty
ICD-9-CM	85.31-85.32, 85.5
MeSH	D016462

Mammaplasty (also called mammoplasty^[1] or mastoplasty) refers to a group of surgical procedures, the goal of which is to reshape or otherwise modify the appearance of the breast. There are two main types of mammoplasty:^[2]^[3]

Augmentation mammoplasty is commonly performed to increase the size, change the shape, and/or alter the texture of the breasts. This usually involves the surgical implantation of breast implant devices.
Reduction mammoplasty is commonly performed to reduce the size, change the shape, and/or alter the texture of the breasts. This involves the removal of breast tissue.

References

↑ "mammoplasty". The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
↑ Horndeski, Gary. "mammaplasty (mammoplasty) surgical procedures". Horndeski Method. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
↑ "Breast Procedures". Wake Forest School of Medicine. Retrieved 10 February 2015.

Operations/surgeries and other procedures of the breast (ICD-9-CM V3 85, ICD-10-PCS 0H)

Breast surgery	Breast-conserving surgery Lumpectomy Mastectomy Radical mastectomy Mammoplasty Breast implant Breast reduction plasty Mastopexy Breast reconstruction Breast biopsy Fine-needle aspiration Interventions on the Lactiferous ducts Ductal lavage Ductoscopy Microdochectomy Central duct excision

Breast imaging	Mammography Positron emission mammography Tomosynthesis Xeromammography Galactography Breast MRI Breast ultrasound Automated whole-breast ultrasound Scintimammography Tactile imaging

Other	Breast cancer screening Breast self-examination

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