Breaking news! Vermont State Representative Charen Fegard has just introduced an historic bill requiring insurance coverage for revision surgery! Charen Fegard VT State Representative has just introduced a bill that will require healthcare stakeholders to decide on a clear coding and billing protocol for revision surgery for women who have chosen flat closure after mastectomy. WorkingContinue reading “Vermont Rep. Fegard Introduces Revision Bill”
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NEW – International Translations of the “Flat is Beautiful” Brochure
NEW – nine international translations of the Flat is Beautiful brochure
Our Poster at SABCS 2019
We had a successful poster session at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) this past month, presenting a poster with the results of our original research, “Flat closure after mastectomy: are your patients satisfied with the results?” This research explored the patient experience going flat, including decision factors, satisfaction with cosmesis, provider pushback, andContinue reading “Our Poster at SABCS 2019”
$$$ Conflict of Interest for Flat Closure $$$
Denying a patient a flat closure at their initial surgery can result in more profit for the surgeon performing the revision to “fix” it.
What You Can Do to Protect Yourself
Kimberly Bowles answers: how can patients facing mastectomy protect ourselves from flat denial?