Finally Flat

My initial surgical result is not flat. Why?

By Not Putting on a Shirt / January 27, 2023

When you (the patient) HAVE been able to clearly communicate your affirmative choice to go flat, the quality of your initial surgical result is largely determined by three things: your specific anatomy, your medical situation and history, and the level of skill and regard on the part of your closure surgeon.

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Dee’s Story: I Wish I Opted Not to Reconstruct

By Not Putting on a Shirt / January 19, 2022

After her breast cancer diagnosis, Dee reconstructed with textured implants and had them for twelve years before one ruptured, resulting […]

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Louise: My Surgeon Refused to Even See Me

By Not Putting on a Shirt / November 5, 2020

When Louise asked her surgeon about revision, he refused to see her and did not refer her to plastics.

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Finally Flat: Suzie’s Revision Story

By Not Putting on a Shirt / January 24, 2019

Editor: For women who initially chose implant reconstruction, and are dissatisfied with their implant experience (there are multiple reasons this […]

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Finally Flat: Stephanie’s Revision Story

By Not Putting on a Shirt / December 15, 2018

Editor: It may be shocking to hear that Stephanie’s original surgeon admitted to her face, after the surgery, that he […]

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Brenda – “I should not have to feel embarrassed or humiliated by my own body, ever.”

By Not Putting on a Shirt / September 19, 2018

Brenda tells her story of going flat and needing multiple surgeries to get an acceptable result.

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