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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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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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Patient Power Publishes Article on Going Flat

By Not Putting on a Shirt / June 27, 2020

Patient Power article on the going flat movement

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Share Your “Going Flat” Story

By Not Putting on a Shirt / June 27, 2020

Share your “going flat after mastectomy” story today

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Empowering Patients with a Bill of Rights

By Not Putting on a Shirt / March 29, 2020

Coalition of surgeons & researchers proposes a Cancer Patient’s Bill of Rights highlighting shared decision making and informed consent

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Pioneers in Flat Advocacy: Beth Fairchild

By Not Putting on a Shirt / March 27, 2020

A blog series designed to highlight and amplify the voices of the flat advocates who blazed the trail and laid the foundation for those that followed.

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Informed Consent: The Difference Between Medical Care, and Battery

By Not Putting on a Shirt / September 18, 2018

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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