Walk Day is TOMORROW! Tuesday, October 23, 2018 1:00 – 2:00pm EST Together, we CAN and WILL put an end to flat denial. Thank you for your support! Join Not Putting on a Shirt to show your support for the cause – to put an end to flat denial and ensure that women receive cosmeticContinue reading “Walk Day is TOMORROW!”
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The Middle Way? SWIM
UPDATE – Please view our Goldilocks/SWIM information page here for up to date info, a photo gallery, and more! Goldilocks/SWIM Page
Samantha’s Story: She Wears Her Scars Like a Warrior
Samantha was only 31 with a young family when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She deliberated carefully and decided on a bilateral mastectomy with aesthetic flat closure. Her surgeon did an amazing job. Samantha wants women to feel empowered to make the right choice for them, whatever that choice may be. “She wears herContinue reading “Samantha’s Story: She Wears Her Scars Like a Warrior”
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Mastectomy Tattoos with Artist Amy Black
Introduction to Mastectomy Tattoos Visit our Living Flat page for more about mastectomy tattoos, body image, sexuality, and more! Healing Through Art. Tattoos can be an important component of healing for many women following their mastectomy surgery – both those who chose to reconstruct their breasts AND those who chose to go flat. Tattooing canContinue reading “Mastectomy Tattoos with Artist Amy Black”
Flat Denial: Who is Most at Risk?
We’re All at Risk, Right? Our research, presented last year at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, has identified several probable factors that patients going flat should be aware of. While all patients going flat face some risk – roughly 2-3 in 20 end up with an egregiously poor cosmetic result and one of thoseContinue reading “Flat Denial: Who is Most at Risk?”
Preparing for Surgery
Note: This information is not intended to replace your surgeon’s instructions, but to supplement them so that you are better prepared to make your recovery process as smooth as possible. Always follow your surgeon’s instructions, and call them with any concerns you may have. For questions or comments about this page, email us at info@notputtingonashirt.org.Continue reading “Preparing for Surgery”
Flat Friendly Surgeons Directory
Ensure your choice to go flat is respected. Since 2018, our Directory has featured flat friendly general, breast, plastic, and oncoplastic surgeons across the US and beyond, who have either been recommended by women who were satisfied with their flat results or have proactively applied and met our listing criteria. Please read the Disclaimer belowContinue reading “Flat Friendly Surgeons Directory”
Support NPOAS at #ASBrS2022
NPOAS will be advocating for flat closure at the 2020 annual meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons.
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Skip to Section Privacy Policy Comments Management Surgeons Directory Policies Content Medical Review Code of Conduct Policy Whistleblower Policy Tax & Governance Documents Who we are Our Mission and Work Not Putting on a Shirt (NPOAS) is a patient-led, all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization advocating for optimal aesthetic flat closure for women who choose to goContinue reading “Policies”
