“Going flat” mastectomy photos
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Aesthetic Flat Closure Photos
These aesthetic flat closures are the work of surgeons who applied their skill and training to benefit these women at their time of greatest need, so that when they awoke from surgery, they would see the beautiful flat chest that they chose and made peace with. These women and their surgeons should be proud. A beautiful aesthetic flat closure is a gift of healing from provider to patient. If you have an image you’d like to share, please let us know! These photos are organized by surgical circumstance – initial mastectomy, revision, explant (and mastectomy tattoos!) To view Goldilocks mastectomy photos, visit the Goldilocks page.
Mastectomy
READ: All About Going Flat After Mastectomy
Revision
READ: All About Revision Surgery
Explant
Flat Denial
These images are hard to look at, but the fact is that images make the case in a way that words never can. All of these women clearly and unequivocally asked to be flat. If you have an image you’d like to share – or to share your story, or even just to get support – please contact us. Learn more about flat denial.
READ: What is Flat Denial? Help for Victims
Mastectomy Tattoos
One way women take back ownership over their bodies after mastectomy is by getting a tattoo over our scars that is personal and meaningful. Just look at these beautiful flat chests! If you have an image you’d like to share, please let us know! (All photos are CC0 unless otherwise noted).
Gabe Lopez – Love n Hate Elite Tattoo Studio
READ: All about Mastectomy Tattoos
READ: Q&A with Mastectomy Tattoo specialist Amy Black
” [Mastectomy tattoos can] transform their sense of disfigurement and loss of control into feelings of beauty and agency.”
Tattoo Artist David Allen, Moving the Needle on Recovery From Breast Cancer: The Healing Role of Postmastectomy Tattoos
Lifestyle Photos
Women are happy flat. We are beautiful, and we are whole human beings who lead active, full lives. We know that breasts do not make the woman, and that FLAT is beautiful! If you have a project you’d like us to add, please let us know! (All photos are CC0 unless otherwise noted). Check out the dozens of amazing flat and body-positive projects, both personal and professional, online and on social media:
Here to stand firm in Beauty, Confidence, Acceptance and Strength. Guiding women into positive body ownership and appreciation for what we are chosen to bear.
An IG advocacy campaign to normalize bodies after breast cancer and to rethink cultural concepts of femininity.
Marie-Claude Belzile’s flat advocacy project on social media in Quebec (Facebook)
Celebrating FLAT as a worthy and beautiful reconstructive choice! (Facebook)
Charise Isis’ beauty through mastectomy photography project (registered nonprofit)
David Jay’s beautiful professional portraits of young women with breast cancer
Navy veteran, figure competitor and breast cancer survivor Amber Dawn Rice
Ngozi Ejedimu’s breast cancer advocacy from Nigeria
(@charitysade) is a comedian, writer, activist, teacher and breast cancer advocate living flat in D.C.
Tina Martel is an artist, author, educator, and two time breast cancer survivor living the flat life and promoting body positivity.
(@julietkfp) Living flat & advocate for choice after mastectomy.
“Too young” for breast cancer, fighting nonetheless.
(Instagram) Stephanie Astalos-Jones’ on all things flat!
Daring to be whole after mastectomy (L’audace d’être entière après une mastectomie)
(@selbstbewusstohnebrust) AMSOB ist ein Verein der sich für Frauen nach Brustkrebs oder prophylaktischer Operation (#BRCA 1&2) ohne Rekonstruktion stark macht.
Artist, mother, 3x cancer survivor and dreamer….
Laurie Ratliff is a long time stage IV BC survivor and audo-visual artist and advocate.
@samantha__paige__
Sam is an artist, author, teacher
and creator of @lastcutproject
Promoting self-love, and body positivity, creating community, providing support, and educating with a focus on advocating through visual arts.
Speaker, Survivor, Workshop Facilitator, Transformation Coach, Co-Founder of The Breast and the Sea- Empowering Through Healing Our Inner Scars
(@spero_hope_llc_)
Jamie Lee is a Christian, wife, Mom, and breast cancer survivor.
Artist, baker, cat lover, movie fan, gym rat and world traveler
FireWife+DogMom • Run+OCR
A young physical therapist & BRCA2 previvor living flat
@livingflatoutloud (IG)
Thriver/Survivor BC 2012, Melanoma, Chronic Illness
Silly/Serious
TV host, model, & breast cancer and kidney transplant survivor
Free To Be Imperfect
Showing that choosing no reconstruction is a valid choice.
Sweden’s flat advocacy nonprofit PlattNormen – supporting freedom of choice in mastectomy
(IG @theflattiecloset)
Casey is a BRCA1+ previvor embracing life & style as a flattie
(IG @flattie_mom)
Flattie fashion + mom life
Sewer, writer, embroiderer
Editor, writer, maker, BRCA2+ flattie living without breast reconstruction
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