For many women who undergo reconstruction after a mastectomy, there is no replacement of the breast nipple or areola. That can be a huge loss for women who have been through so much already. But now, ...

American women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime — often leading to long and arduous treatments that change the ...

Tattoos are one of the most personal forms of body modification that you can get. Everything from the design to the type of ink used can be highly customized to fit your personal preferences. If ...

“The first time I looked in the mirror and saw myself after my double mastectomy, it was kind of shocking,” Maureen Matteis-Bilbee says. “I had major scars going straight across my breasts, and there ...

Tara Dunsmore never imagined she would grow up to be a tattoo artist. The forty-three-year-old registered nurse never got into drawing as a kid. She pursued a medical path in school rather than an ...

Three-dimensional tattoos offer a new alternative for creating a natural-looking nipple after breast reconstruction. For most women, accessing this option means finding a tattoo artist with the skill ...

Even before her mastectomy, Inga Duncan Thornell knew she didn’t want to have her breasts reconstructed. She didn’t want to go through more surgery and didn’t like the idea of implants. So when her ...

One in three Australian women now have a tattoo, and most don’t stop at one. What is the compulsion to keep adding ink?

Tattoos have made a huge leap. Once a brash symbol of masculinity for sailors, bikers and other tough guys, a tattoo today is increasingly a woman's fashion statement. Forget about triceps emblazoned ...