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Clinicians Leading the Way on Including AFC

By Not Putting on a Shirt / December 1, 2021

Clinicians support aesthetic flat closure! This just in – leading breast cancer surgery centers UCLA (Los Angeles, CA) and Virginia […]

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Action Alert! Flat Closure Study Recruiting Participants

By Not Putting on a Shirt / November 14, 2020

If you chose to go flat after mastectomy, YOU can help support the research effort to improve the standard of care for aesthetic flat closure!

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Progress: Marie-Claude Belzile’s Petition Gets Traction in Québec’s National Assembly

By Not Putting on a Shirt / October 29, 2020

After getting “mastectomie a fini plat” on the books, Marie-Claude Belzile’s petition is getting traction in the Québec National Assembly!

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Mind Bloom Podcast: NPOAS’ Devorah Vester on Going Flat (Aesthetic Flat Closure)

By Not Putting on a Shirt / October 29, 2020

Listen to NPOAS’ Devorah Vester speak about her experience, informed consent and sourdough baking!

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Carine (France) Speaks Out About Fighting to Go Flat

By Not Putting on a Shirt / October 17, 2020

From France, Carine speaks out about her choice to explant with aesthetic flat closure (“reconstruction à plat,” or “fermeture esthétique à plat”).

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October 13th is Metastatic Breast Cancer (MBC) Awareness Day

By Not Putting on a Shirt / October 17, 2020

Repost from International FLAT Day Today, October 13th, is Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. MBC is the only breast cancer […]

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Going Flat, Self Acceptance & Body Image – Panel Discussion for Komen MBC Conference

By Not Putting on a Shirt / October 11, 2020

Rebecca Pine (The Breast & The Sea) presents a panel discussion on going flat, self-acceptance & body image at the […]

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“Aesthetic Flat Closure: Know Your Options” – SHARE Cancer Support Webinar

By Not Putting on a Shirt / October 11, 2020

All about aesthetic flat closure – a webinar brought to you by SHARE Cancer Support! Panel includes Dr. Yara Robertson […]

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Aesthetic Flat Closure on the NYBRA Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery!

By Not Putting on a Shirt / October 11, 2020

Plastic surgeons are spreading the word – aesthetic flat closure. Our sincere thanks to Directory surgeon Dr. Ron Israeli and […]

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DiepC Interview with Terri Coutee about Optimal Flat Closure

By Not Putting on a Shirt / October 10, 2020

Breast reconstruction advocates and advocates for flat closure share the same goal: to ensure that women are fully informed of […]

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Spread the Word! Aesthetic Flat Closure (VIDEO)

By Not Putting on a Shirt / August 25, 2020

Going FLAT? Let’s be clear. Tell your surgeon you want an “aesthetic flat closure” as defined by the National Cancer Institute so your surgeon will know exactly what you want: a smooth, flat chest.

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Why I Advocate for Aesthetic Flat Closure

By Not Putting on a Shirt / August 17, 2020

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

By Not Putting on a Shirt / August 13, 2020

The National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS) just published our guest post about aesthetic flat closure! Many thanks to the […]

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Your Killer Life Podcast: Aesthetic Flat Closure

By Not Putting on a Shirt / August 4, 2020

“Optimal reconstructive surgical outcomes are for everyone, and we are the ones to decide and define what reconstruction looks like […]

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Summary of Our Flat Closure Research from #SABCS19

By Not Putting on a Shirt / July 19, 2020

“Flat closure after mastectomy: are your patients satisfied with the results?” NPOAS presented our poster at the 2019 San Antonio […]

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

By Not Putting on a Shirt / July 11, 2020

Tell your surgeon you want an “aesthetic flat closure” as defined by the National Cancer Institute – and make sure […]

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Aesthetic Flat Closure – Word is Spreading!

By Not Putting on a Shirt / July 7, 2020

Pioneering breast cancer research organization, the Dr. Susan Love Research Foundation, has added “aesthetic flat closure” to their webpage on […]

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Aesthetic Flat Closure is now on Wikipedia

By Not Putting on a Shirt / July 4, 2020

Aesthetic flat closure is now on Wikipedia, the open source online encyclopedia.

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Spread the Word: Aesthetic FLAT Closure

By Not Putting on a Shirt / July 3, 2020

Going FLAT? Let’s be clear. Tell your surgeon you want an “aesthetic flat closure” as defined by the National Cancer Institute so your surgeon will know exactly what you want: a smooth, flat chest.

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Conference Update

By Not Putting on a Shirt / May 3, 2020

NPOAS will be attending the #ASBRS2021 conference, as the 2020 conference was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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OPBC Adds “Optimal Flat Closure” to Mission

By Not Putting on a Shirt / April 19, 2020

The Oncoplastic Breast Consortium has added “optimal flat closure” to their mission – a huge milestone for flat parity

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Demand Parity for Flat Closure – Amend the NAPBC’s Reconstructive Consult Protocol

By Not Putting on a Shirt / March 15, 2020

Sign #notputtingonashirt ‘s petition to amend the NAPBC reconstructive consult protocol to include #aestheticflatclosure

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