Aesthetic flat closure in the news! AmySue Benker of Naples, FL tells her story, including how she decided to go flat. Read HERE. AmySue said of her decision:

“’I don’t want anything foreign in my body,’ she said… Benker’s other reasons for going flat included less chance of recurrence; increased job responsibilities as the executive director at North Naples Church; the chance to feel normal; and a realization that ;I didn’t need them.'”

In the article, AmySue’s breast surgeon, oncoplastic specialist Dr. Sharla Gayle Patterson MD (who is also on our Directory), is quoted as saying:

“‘I’ve seen a shift in the last 18 to 24 months,’ she said. ‘We’ve been so focused on reconstruction. Save the tatas. Some women want a flat, friendly aesthetic closure. That’s why it’s so important to listen.'”

Dr. Sharla Gayle Patterson MD
Photo: Alex Driehaus

Way to get the word out, AmySue! Thanks to the NewsPress, reporter Craig Handel, and photographer Alex Driehaus for this article!

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Not Putting on a Shirt

Founder of Not Putting on a Shirt, a mastectomy patients' rights organization that advocates for optimal surgical outcomes for patients going flat.

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