The result of this amendment - mandated insurance coverage for chest wall reconstruction - will be that women going flat in New York State will be able to access aesthetic surgical services just like their sisters who choose to reconstruct their breasts. More patients will be able to have a plastic surgeon at their initial surgery… and if they do get a poor aesthetic outcome initially, they will be able to get it fixed. Patient autonomy will be better supported, and outcomes will improve. Patients seeking aesthetic flat closure after explanting their breast implant reconstruction also won't have to fight their insurance companies in order to get an aesthetic outcome they can live with.