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My Body, My Choice: Aesthetic Flat Closure After Mastectomy

July 27, 2020

Our Bodies Ourselves published our guest post about aesthetic flat closure! Thanks to Our Bodies Ourselves for helping spread the word about aesthetic flat closure! This pioneering organization has worked to promote women’s health and bodily autonomy for decades. Every […]

Pioneers in Flat Advocacy: Nikki “Trip” Tripplett

July 27, 2020

A blog series designed to highlight and amplify the voices of the flat advocates who blazed the trail and laid the foundation for those that followed.

Summary of Our Flat Closure Research from #SABCS19

July 19, 2020

“Flat closure after mastectomy: are your patients satisfied with the results?” NPOAS presented our poster at the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (#SABCS19) last December. This research explored patient experience going flat, including decision factors, satisfaction with aesthetic flat […]

What if I want to go flat, but my surgeon wants to do “skin sparing”?

July 11, 2020

Tell your surgeon you want an “aesthetic flat closure” as defined by the National Cancer Institute – and make sure it’s recorded in your medical record. It’s a positive thing that your surgeon is using the term “skin sparing” with […]

Aesthetic Flat Closure – Word is Spreading!

July 7, 2020

Pioneering breast cancer research organization, the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, has added “aesthetic flat closure” to their webpage on breast reconstruction options! This is just the beginning. We expect to see online platforms adopt this new term quickly as […]