If you have had breast cancer, and after a mastectomy you may be left without a areola on your newly reconstructed breast. Using professional artistic tattooing techniques I can recreate the image of a areola onto your breast tissue after it has healed.
Even when the skin is flat and there is no surgically created nipple bump, by the artistic use of light and shade I can create the ILLUSION OF PROTRUSION. This makes the areola appear to stick out in 3D to look more realistic. I was trained by Kally Moorhouse who is one of the best Areola tattoo artists in the UK. I can recreate the nipple and areola complex using an art technique to create the optical illusion that the depicted object exists in three dimensions.
If you have had breast reconstruction and nipple reconstruction, 3D techniques can be used to accentuate the area and bring a more natural look and texture to the Nipple Areola Complex. I have been trained to create 3D Areola Tattoo Technique, which combines the craft of Traditional Tattoo with Medical Micropigmentation & Artistic Methods to produce a new standard of areola tattoo which lasts a lifetime. I also work on Areola after necrosis has occurred from Breast augmentation procedures and work closely with plastic surgeons who perform these procedures.
Is 3D Areola Tattooing for me?
After you have researched the options available after mastectomy, you may be wondering “is a 3D Areola Tattoo for me?” It can be a daunting choice. Whilst only you can make the decision, below are listed some of the benefits of going down the route of receiving permanent 3D Areola Tattoos.
After you have researched the options available after mastectomy, you may be wondering “is a 3D Areola Tattoo for me?” It can be a daunting choice. Whilst only you can make the decision, below are listed some of the benefits of going down the route of receiving permanent 3D Areola Tattoos.
- Feel complete again when you catch a glance at yourself in the mirror?
- Complete the final step on your cancer journey, allowing you to put it all behind you and move on with your life?
- Draw attention/the eye away from any scars you may have?
- Get your confidence back again, in the gym changing rooms, on the beach, in bed?
- Be back in touch with your body?
- Just feel more like YOU again?
After your complimentary consultation to discuss whether you are suitable for 3D Areola tattooing. We would check to see that all scar tissue has healed after a 6 month period after reconstruction. We would test patch you using the Tattoo pigments that we use to make sure that there are no allergic reactions to the pigment.
- Our goal is to create the realistic appearance of a protruding nipple, even on completely flat skin.
- I will match your existing areola in the case of unilateral mastectomy and to achieve symmetry again.
- For you to feel comfortable in your skin again and reclaim your new reconstructed breasts.
- To get the exact areola you want. I would completely customise the service so that you can choose from different colours, sizes and textures. I can match your own areola from a photo or match your existing areola if you have had a unilateral mastectomy.
- To avoid the surgery, infection dangers and failure risk of a surgically created areola.
- Be free from dealing with awkward prosthetic stick on areola.
- Have a natural looking areola. I will custom colour mix to match your skin perfectly.
- My artistic background enables me to create an illusion of a 3D protruding nipple using the precise application of light and shade.
- To be able to put hospital visits and touch-ups behind you. My 3D Areola are tattoos are permanent and will last your lifetime. No need to worry about recurring future hospital visits, faded patchy areola or costly top ups every couple of years, thus allowing you to put your cancer journey behind you and move forward with your life.
- The procedure takes about 2-3 hours to complete and we start with drawing on the outline of the areola and discuss size and shapes together. We then choose our pigments to match your skin tone or to match any existing Areola.
- The procedure is usually painless as there can be very little sensation in the area after reconstruction. However topical numbing can be used if required for comfort.
- After the procedure is done I will dress the area and go through homecare and give you a homecare pack to look after the area until your top up 8 weeks later.
3D Areola Tattooing Herts are located in St. Albans, Hertfordshire.