flat denial
Legal Milestone in the Fight Against Flat Denial
In a first-ever legal victory for the flat advocacy movement, a woman in California has successfully held her surgeon accountable after she experienced what is known as flat denial—being left with excess skin after a mastectomy despite having clearly chosen to go flat.
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Editorial in Annals of Surgical Oncology: “The Era of Flat Closure Mastectomy”
A fantastic new editorial on flat closure was just published in the Annals of Surgical Oncology, authored by Dr. Jennifer Baker of UCLA.
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Red Flags for Flat Denial: Higher BMI or Being Older
A significant proportion of patients going flat may also have higher BMIs or older age, putting them at increased risk for flat denial.
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Red Flags for Flat Denial: What Does Pre-Operative Pushback Look Like?
This article helps you understand what pushback looks like, why it happens, and what to do if it happens to you or someone you love.
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My initial surgical result is not flat. Why?
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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Kourtnii’s Story: I Struggled to Get the Flat Surgery I Chose
Kourtnii was faced with a DCIS diagnosis at the age of 26. She wanted a double mastectomy without reconstruction but […]
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Dee’s Story: I Wish I Opted Not to Reconstruct
After her breast cancer diagnosis, Dee reconstructed with textured implants and had them for twelve years before one ruptured, resulting […]
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Melinda’s Story: Intentional Flat Denial 10yrs Ago
Melinda was 60 years old when she learned she had breast cancer for the second time, and decided to have […]
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Fiona’s Story: I Instantly Knew I Would Stay Flat
Even though Fiona knew immediately that she wanted to stay flat after her mastectomy, she met with pushback at every […]
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Survivornet: “To Reconstruct or Not”
Read Kathy’s experience with cancer and making the choice to go flat only to be intentionally denied by her surgeon in 2003.
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Feature Friday at Surviving Breast Cancer.org – “Going Flat”
Feature aboutgoing flat, flat denial and #aestheticflatclosure at SurvivingBreastCancer.org
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Why I Advocate for Aesthetic Flat Closure
ReThink Breast Cancer has just published our guest post about aesthetic flat closure! Canadian advocacy organization ReThink Breast Cancer focuses […]
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Advocating for Women Who Choose to Go Flat After Mastectomy
The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) just published our guest post about aesthetic flat closure! Many thanks to the […]
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My Body, My Choice: Aesthetic Flat Closure After Mastectomy
Our Bodies Ourselves published our guest post about aesthetic flat closure! Thanks to Our Bodies Ourselves for helping spread the […]
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What if I want to go flat, but my surgeon wants to do “skin sparing”?
Tell your surgeon you want an “aesthetic flat closure” as defined by the National Cancer Institute – and make sure […]
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Brenda – “I should not have to feel embarrassed or humiliated by my own body, ever.”
Brenda tells her story of going flat and needing multiple surgeries to get an acceptable result.
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Call to Stakeholders to Speak Out Against Medical Assault
A call to stakeholders to speak out against medical battery.
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Informed Consent: The Difference Between Medical Care, and Battery
The difference between medical care and battery is informed consent – the patient MUST agree to the treatment being performed ahead of time.
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$$$ Conflict of Interest for Flat Closure $$$
Denying a patient a flat closure at their initial surgery can result in more profit for the surgeon performing the revision to “fix” it.
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Shouldn’t CANCER be your toughest fight when you’re fighting breast cancer?
Flat denial can be even more traumatic than the mastectomy itself, and must end.
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“Flat Denial”: Stand Up, Speak Out, and Protect Patients
I have struggled to come up with a label for the malpractice of leaving extra tissue on a mastectomy patient’s […]
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Cindy – Her surgeon joked about overriding her wishes to be flat
Cindy tells her survivor story of choosing to go flat after mastectomy and suffering intentional flat denial at the hands of an unethical surgeon.
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Cassandra “My surgeon was a woman…”
Cassie tells her story of flat denial and dog ear removal at revision.
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Suzie – “Deflated” after explant
Suzie’s story of flat denial after breast implant removal – she was left with pockets of skin instead of a flat closure.
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She asked to be flat- Shelly’s Survivor Story
Shelly tells her story of deciding to go flat after mastectomy and being denied a flat closure.
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