Aesthetic flat closure IS a type of reconstruction and is a very powerful choice that deserves just as much care and respect as any other reconstructive surgery.
Advocacy — DiepCfoundation
Single-incision approach to aesthetic flat closure after bilateral mastectomy in morbidly obese patients - ScienceDirect
Episode 5: Abdominal Wall Reconstruction - DiepCjourney
Not Just a Linear Closure: Aesthetic Flat Closure after Mastectomy. - Abstract - Europe PMC
Media Kit - Aesthetic Flat Closure - NPOAS
Breast reconstruction after mastectomy
Ron Israeli MD – Options if Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer and Facing a Mastectomy
Episode 5: Abdominal Wall Reconstruction - DiepCjourney
Media Kit - Aesthetic Flat Closure - NPOAS
NCCS Joins With Patient Advocates and Health Care Professionals to Call on CMS to Ensure Access to DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction - NCCS - National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship