Editing Breast (section)

===Plastic surgery===
[[File:Mastectomy Procedures.jpg|thumb|upright|Conventional mastectomy ''(top)''; skin sparing mastectomy and [[latissimus dorsi]] myocutaneous flap reconstruction, prior to nipple reconstruction and tattooing ''(bottom)'']]

[[Plastic surgery]] can be performed to [[Breast augmentation|augment]] or [[Breast reduction|reduce]] the size of breasts, or to [[reconstructive surgery|reconstruct]] the breast in cases of deformative disease, such as [[breast cancer]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.sexarchive.info/ATLAS_EN/html/secondary_characteristics.html |title = Secondary sex characteristics |publisher = .hu-berlin.de |access-date = 31 October 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130622035035/http://www.sexarchive.info/ATLAS_EN/html/secondary_characteristics.html |archive-date = 22 June 2013 |url-status = live |df = dmy-all }}
</ref> Breast augmentation and breast lift ([[mastopexy]]) procedures are done only for cosmetic reasons, whereas breast reduction is sometimes medically indicated.<ref name=love_c1/> In cases where a woman's breasts are severely asymmetrical, surgery can be performed to either enlarge the smaller breast, reduce the size of the larger breast, or both.<ref name=love_c1/>

Breast augmentation surgery generally does not interfere with future ability to [[breastfeed]].{{sfn | Lawrence | 2016 | pp= 613–616}} Breast reduction surgery more frequently leads to decreased sensation in the nipple-areola complex, and to low milk supply in women who choose to breastfeed.{{sfn | Lawrence | 2016 | pp= 613–616}} Implants can interfere with [[mammography]] (breast x-ray images).