On October 14, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill to require insurance companies to cover reconstruction of the chest wall (known as “aesthetic flat closure”) after mastectomy. This is a major ...

Aesthetic flat closure rebuilds the shape of the chest wall by removing extra skin, fat and other tissue, then tightening and smoothing the remaining tissue so that the chest appears flat. “I ...

Champagne, 53, who opted for flat closure after a 2009 mastectomy, says before 2012 there were only two posts about flat closure on the Breastcancer.org message board.

Breast cancer survivors have been working hard to create a movement that advocates for going flat, post-mastectomy, as a viable, ... Flat Closure is a chance for women to accept their new, ...

More information: Robyn Smith et al, 'Living Flat' after mastectomy: Australian women's experiences of flat closure surgery (2025). DOI: 10.25957/g5a7-n113 Provided by Flinders University ...

On May 31, 2022, I underwent a double mastectomy for breast cancer, opting for something called an aesthetic flat closure. I do not plan on reconstruction. In other words, this former D-cup is now ...

When Kimberly Bowles faced a double mastectomy after months of chemotherapy and radiation for aggressive breast cancer in 2017, she decided not to have breast reconstruction. Kimberly, 36, a stay ...

Activist who went flat post-mastectomy poses in SKIMS bra campaign: 'There is power and liberation in owning who we are' Beth Greenfield September 23, 2022 at 4:36 PM ...

"When it came to sharing images and words around my reclaimed self, i have wanted to scream or project it from the rooftops," Samantha Paige wrote on Instagram. "Shame corrodes us." ...