'Going flat': Women taking control after breast cancer diagnosis 20 Apr, 2021 10:08 PM 4 minutes to read Having already lost one breast to cancer, some women are choosing to "go flat". Photo / 123RF Having already lost one breast to cancer, some women are choosing to "go flat". Photo / 123RF Having already lost one breast to cancer, some women are choosing to "go flat" for the comfort and relief it offers. They call it "going flat", although the official term is aesthetic flat closure. Some women who have a mastectomy following a breast cancer diagnosis are choosing not to have reconstruction surgery. Instead, they might have a tattoo design inked over their scars or keep their prostheses in a drawer and stay natural, because "flat is beautiful".