Conditions Improved by Breast Implants Many conditions lead patients to want larger breasts. Some of the most common reasons for breast implants are below.
Small Breasts
Most women who choose to undergo breast implant surgery feel that their breasts are too small for their figure. Surprisingly, most women actually want to increase their cup size by only one size or they wish to have enlarged breasts that appear natural and proportional to their figure.
Shrinking Breasts after Pregnancy
During pregnancy, breasts grow markedly to produce enough milk to sustain the newborn baby. After months of engorgement and nursing, the skin on the breast loses some elasticity. Soon after the cessation of breastfeeding, breast tissue generally involutes or thins out to a size smaller than before pregnancy. Coupled with decreased skin elasticity, the breasts droop and sag. Enlarging and lifting the breasts with implants can return the breasts to their original size while correcting the droopiness or ptosis.
Droopy Ptotic Breasts
Decreased tissue elasticity leads to droopy breasts. Multiple pregnancies can exaggerate droopiness. Breast implant surgery lifts the breasts to a more youthful position.
Uneven Breasts
Nearly 100 percent of women have uneven or asymmetrical breasts. When the size difference is significant and noticeable, a small implant in the smaller breast dramatically corrects the asymmetry. Some women may choose to place an implant in both breasts, using a larger breast implant in the smaller breast.
Congenital Deformities
Several congenital conditions lead to uneven breast size and shape.
Poland's Syndrome is a condition that affects the arms and breasts, resulting in extremely small or abnormally developed breasts.
Pectus excavatum condition is the abnormal development of the ribs and sternum causing an "excavated" appearance of the chest. The ribs and sternum depress the insides of the chest cavity. Consequently, the breasts develop inwardly resulting in extremely wide cleavage. Properly selected breast implants can improve the deformity associated with this condition by simply filling in the depression in the ribs.
Breast Cancer Reconstruction
Breast implant surgery remains one of the premier options for reconstructing the breasts after breast cancer surgery. Though radiation therapy after breast cancer surgery can negatively affect the softness of breast implants, some surgeons still recommend breast augmentation to reconstruct irradiated breasts.
Tubular Breasts
Some women have breasts with a narrow base, which can herniate or protrude through their nipple-areola complexes. To correct such a deformity, doctors must cut the connective tissue thereby widening the base of the breast. A breast implant fills in the space and maintains the aesthetic of normal base width.
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Substance-related disorders
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision, also known as DSM-IV-TR, is a manual published by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) that includes all currently recognized mental health disorders. The coding system utilized by the DSM-IV is designed to correspond with codes from the International Classification of Diseases, commonly referred to as the ICD. Since early versions of the DSM did not correlate with ICD codes and updates of the publications for the ICD and the DSM are not simultaneous, some distinctions in the coding systems may still be present. For this reason, it is recommended that users of these manuals consult the appropriate reference when accessing diagnostic codes.
Alcohol-related disorders
Amphetamine (or amphetamine-like) related disorders
- Amphetamine (or amphetamine-like)
- 305.70 Abuse
- 304.40 Dependence
- 292.89 -Induced anxiety disorder
- 292.84 -Induced mood disorder
- 292.11 -Induced psychotic disorder, with delusions
- 292.12 -Induced psychotic disorder, with hallucinations
- 292.89 -Induced sexual dysfunction
- 292.89 -Induced sleep disorder
- 292.89 Intoxication
- 292.81 Intoxication delirium
- 292.9 -Related disorder NOS (includes Amphetamine Withdrawal Psychosis)
- 292.0 Withdrawal
Caffeine-related disorders
- Caffeine
- 292.89 -Induced anxiety disorder
- 292.89 -Induced sleep disorder
- 305.90 Intoxication
- 292.9 -Related disorder NOS
Cannabis-related disorders
- Cannabis
- 305.20 Abuse
- 304.30 Dependence
- 292.89 -Induced anxiety disorder
- 292.11 -Induced psychotic disorder, with delusions
- 292.12 -Induced psychotic disorder, with hallucinations
- 292.89 Intoxication
- 292.81 Intoxication delirium
- 292.9 -Related disorder NOS
Cocaine-related disorders
- Cocaine
- 305.60 Abuse
- 304.20 Dependence
- 292.89 -Induced anxiety disorder
- 292.84 -Induced mood disorder
- 292.11 -Induced psychotic disorder, with delusions
- 292.12 -Induced psychotic disorder, with hallucinations
- 292.89 -Induced sexual dysfunction
- 292.89 -Induced sleep disorder
- 292.89 Intoxication
- 292.81 Intoxication delirium
- 292.9 -Related disorder NOS
- 292.0 Withdrawal
Hallucinogen-related disorders
Inhalant-related disorders
- Inhalant
- 305.90 Abuse
- 304.60 Dependence
- 292.89 -Induced anxiety disorder
- 292.84 -Induced mood disorder
- 292.82 -Induced persisting dementia
- 292.11 -Induced psychotic disorder, with delusions
- 292.12 -Induced psychotic disorder, with hallucinations
- 292.89 Intoxication
- 292.81 Intoxication delirium
- 292.9 -Related disorder NOS
Nicotine-related disorders
- Nicotine
- 305.1 Dependence
- 292.9 -Related disorder NOS
- 292.0 Withdrawal
Opioid-related disorders
- Opioid
- 305.50 Abuse
- 304.00 Dependence
- 292.84 -Induced mood disorder
- 292.11 -Induced psychotic disorder, with delusions
- 292.12 -Induced psychotic disorder, with hallucinations
- 292.89 -Induced sexual dysfunction
- 292.89 -Induced sleep disorder
- 292.89 Intoxication
- 292.81 Intoxication delirium
- 292.9 -Related disorder NOS
- 292.0 Withdrawal
Phencyclidine (or phencyclidine-like) related disorders
- Phencyclidine (or phencyclidine-like)
- 305.90 Abuse
- 304.90 Dependence
- 292.89 -Induced anxiety disorder
- 292.84 -Induced mood disorder
- 292.11 -Induced psychotic disorder, with delusions
- 292.12 -Induced psychotic disorder, with hallucinations
- 292.89 Intoxication
- 292.81 Intoxication delirium
- 292.9 -Related disorder NOS
Sedative-, hypnotic-, or anxiolytic-related disorders
- Sedative, hypnotic, or anxiolytic
- 305.40 Abuse
- 304.10 Dependence
- 292.89 -Induced anxiety disorder
- 292.84 -Induced mood disorder
- 292.83 -Induced persisting amnestic disorder
- 292.82 -Induced persisting dementia
- 292.11 -Induced psychotic disorder, with delusions
- 292.12 -Induced psychotic disorder, with hallucinations
- 292.89 -Induced sexual dysfunction
- 292.89 -Induced sleep disorder
- 292.89 Intoxication
- 292.81 Intoxication delirium
- 292.9 -Related disorder NOS
- 292.0 Withdrawal
- 292.81 Withdrawal delirium
Polysubstance-related disorder
Other (or unknown) substance-related disorder
- Other (or unknown) substance
- 305.90 Abuse
- 304.90 Dependence
- 292.89 -Induced anxiety disorder
- 292.81 -Induced delirium
- 292.84 -Induced mood disorder
- 292.83 -Induced persisting amnestic disorder
- 292.82 -Induced persisting dementia
- 292.11 -Induced psychotic disorder, with delusions
- 292.12 -Induced psychotic disorder, with hallucinations
- 292.89 -Induced sexual dysfunction
- 292.89 -Induced sleep disorder
- 292.89 Intoxication
- 292.9 -Related disorder NOS
- 292.0 Withdrawal
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