Louise was told she needed a double mastectomy - and knowing she didn’t want to have implants to reconstruct her boobs, she opted for flat closure surgery. Not one to hide away or let ...

Signed in 2022, bill A8537 amended an insurance law to provide coverage of and information about chest wall reconstruction, or “aesthetic flat closure,” after a mastectomy. Some women who do ...

But, after the double mastectomy, she wasn't perfectly smooth and flat ... ‘Not Putting on a Shirt’ advises women to ask specifically for "an aesthetic flat closure as defined by the National Cancer ...

One in seven women having a mastectomy or breast-conserving surgery in Ontario opt for flat closure. In the U.S., 50 per cent of ... Schultz saw cosmetics and aesthetics as a means of reclaiming ...

and she’s continuing to beat the odds while advocating for aesthetic flat closure as a viable breast reconstruction option. Laurie Ratliff often appears shirtless on TikTok, talking openly about her ...

(WCAX) - A Vermont designer is launching a new advocacy program for women considering their surgical options after receiving a mastectomy ... who choose “aesthetic flat closure,” a surgical ...

She finished chemo in August and had a double mastectomy in September. “I actually chose not to do reconstruction," she explains. "I got an aesthetic flat closure because I didn't want to do any ...

I was shocked this person was concentrating on their perception of aesthetics ... Thirteen months after my mastectomy, I removed my implants and had flat closure surgery, where surgeons remove ...

Aesthetic flat closure has gained traction in recent years as a more common option for people to consider following a mastectomy. The National Cancer Institute defines aesthetic flat closure as “a ...

The American Cancer Society hosted their Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5k at Sacramento State on Oct. 27 successfully reaching their $600,000 goal. Teams of families, friends and colleagues ...

so it’s called an aesthetic flat closure. There are online resources devoted to this, like NotPuttingOnAShirt.org. And that is where a woman chooses to have a mastectomy and have basically the ...