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Aesthetic flat closure at mastectomy

Flat denial at mastectomy

Aesthetic flat closure at explant

Flat denial at explant

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Fiona

Flat denial at BMX

I Instantly Knew I Would Stay Flat

Kourtnii

Flat at SMX

I Struggled to Get the Flat Surgery I Chose

Melinda

Flat denial at BMX

Melinda was never satisfied with her closure. Ten years later her dermatologist confirmed that her surgeon left extra skin “in case you change your mind.”

Natasha

Previvor flat at BMX

PBM & No Regrets

Melissa

Flat at BMX

Breasts Don’t Define Me

Ara

Flat at BMX

Ara’s surgeon was very supportive of her choice to go flat, and she has never regretted her decision.

Julie

Flat denial at BMX

“It Isn’t Right, But It Is My Reality”

Tina

Flat at BMX

Flat Has Been Freeing

Kristin

Flat at explant

At age 31, Kristin was told her only option after her mastectomy if she wanted to keep her self-esteem intact was to reconstruct her breasts.

Brenda

Flat denial at BMX

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

Sindee

Flat denial at BMX

She has to wait years for revision.

Rebecca

Flat at BMX

“For me, the real power comes from saying ‘I am enough JUST like this’ “

Louise

Flat denial at SMX

“Without seeing me, [my surgeon] has refused to do anything. Disappointed is putting it mildly.”

Cindy

Flat denial at BMX

Her surgeon joked about overriding her wishes to be flat.

Cassandra

Flat denial at BMX

“My surgeon was a woman.”

Wanda

Flat at BMX

“This should be the norm!“

Stephanie

Flat denial at BMX

“The last thing I said to him on my way to surgery was, ‘I trust you’.”

Maribeth

Flat denial at BMX

“Instantly I awakened to the reality of all that had happened”

Suzie

Flat denial at explant

”He made NO ATTEMPT to remove any leftover skin and I look like my tits have just been deflated! … Let’s keep sending this important message to both the surgeons and insurance companies! These results are completely unacceptable!”

“Deborah”

Flat at BMX

“Flat women before me paved the way”

Lisa

Flat denial at BMX

“Nothing could have prepared me for what I looked like after surgery”

Shelly

Flat denial at explant

“I have cried off and on since dressing came off. It comes and goes. I feel grossed out when I look at it and disgusted. I guess what I am feeling feels like grief. “

Lonnie

Flat at BMX

“I was one of the lucky ones…I had a surgeon that cared about the cosmetic results. My chest is flat and my scar barely visible. She was a breast cancer surgeon…that’s all she does.”

“Jane”

Previvor flat at BMX

“I am very pleased with my results… It isn’t wise to expect a “perfect” post-mastectomy result (medicine is an imperfect science, and closing a round opening with a linear seam is tricky), but we should be able to expect acceptable results.”

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