Artist Tattoos Realistic Nipples for Breast Cancer Patients
Meet Vinnie Myers.
He is the owner of Finksburg Maryland Based tattoo shop "Little Vinnie's"
This tattoo shop is not like any other, Vinnie specializes in 3-D realistic nipple tattoos.
His clientele that request these special tattoos are breast cancer patients who have undergone a mastectomy (medical term for the surgical removal of one or both breast, partially or completely.)
Before artists like Vinnie, Doctors were trained in how to tattoo nipples onto their cancer patients. This led to many woman leaving their doctors office with disfigured nipple tattoos.
Vinnie saw a need in the breast cancer community for high quality, professional realist nipple tattoos.
Vinnie's customizes colors for each individual customer depending on their desired color and skin tone.
Here he mixes several colors to achieve the desired pink color tone in which this particular customer requested.
Like any great tattoo artist, Vinnie maps out the placements of the nipples according to the shape of the breast.
He has seen clients from all over the world. His reputation has become popular among the breast cancer community. There is a great need for nipple reconstruction and although there can be additional surgeries post-mastectomy, many woman rather tattoo a nipple on themselves rather than undergo a whole new surgery.
source :[ New York Times:A Tattoo That Completes a New Breast ]
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