Not Putting on a Shirt collaborates with other organizations to provide printable resources that patients can use at their surgical consult or to spread the word in their local community, and that providers can use in their practice. You can also request brochures shipped for your practice, for leafleting, or for use at a public or private event.
Technical Tip: if your brochure doesn't look right when you print it, try checking your print settings - uncheck "fit to page," check the margins settings, etc.
My Choice: AFC
A Patient Education Resource for Clinics
Helps your patients understand that going flat - aesthetic flat closure - is a valid, healthy, and beautiful choice.
This full-color, illustrated trifold brochure gives an overview of aesthetic flat closure and has a QR code that links to nonprofit educational and peer support resources for your patients.
Additional Languages Available:
Flat Is Beautiful
For Patients Going Flat at Mastectomy or Revision
Use for outreach and education to patients, providers, and the general public. Great for events.
This full-color trifold brochure lists online FLAT resources, an aesthetic flat closure gallery, questions to ask your surgeon, and more... and features some of the flat community's brave visibility advocates.
Additional Languages Available:
Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Swahili, Russian, Chinese, Hindi, Portuguese
Going Flat at Explant
For Patients Going Flat After Explant
Helps patients who want to go flat after explant advocate for their choice.
Includes detailed information on both explant (total capsulectomy) and aesthetic flat closure, a checklist of questions to ask your surgeon, illustrations of aesthetic flat closures, and steps to take to protect your choice to go flat after explant.
Asking For FLAT
For Patients with an Inexperienced Surgeon
If your surgeon has little or no experience with aesthetic flat closure and you cannot pursue a second opinion, this illustrated handout can help you communicate your wishes clearly.
Includes space for you to take notes from your consult.
Conference Brochure
Introduces aesthetic flat closure (AFC), showcases NPOAS' AFC resources, and lists ways medical providers can get more involved in AFC advocacy.
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We can provide our publications to providers and the public at no cost because of the generous donations of our supporters. Publication expenses are the second largest item in our budget. If you are able, please consider donating to support us in this effort.