Human skin is a very complex organ that over time is exposed to countless lesions, some of them smaller and others larger.

Who more or less has undergone surgery or has suffered an accident or injury that has left a scar. In some cases, the scars end up disappearing or almost disappearing with the passage of time, but there are others that seem willing to accompany us during the rest of our days.

When the visible scar is also large or has an ugly appearance, they can appear complex. However, today there is an alternative for those scars that refuse to go unnoticed, it is about hiding them under a tattoo .

The boom in tattoos has led to the emergence of increasingly trained artists in recent years, not only in the art of drawing, but also in handling different types of needles and inks. Thanks to this, more and more people choose to hide an ugly scar or even stretch marks under a beautiful tattoo

But beware, this procedure cannot always be done. To be feasible, it is necessary that it is a scar that is completely healed and that is painless, which normally does not happen until a few months after the intervention or since the wound occurred. If you have a scar that you want to cover, it is best to be patient and let the time that the professional indicates.

Usually the tattoo is not applied directly on the scar , but surrounds it to make it go unnoticed. Therefore, in these cases there is no better option than to put yourself in the hands of true experts in the art of tattooing, who have training and experience in the field of tattoos to hide scars.

When it comes to tattoo pain and care, there is no need to worry. A tattoo done in an area with stretch marks or scars does not hurt more than one done in an area of healthy skin, and you do not have to apply specific care, it will be enough to follow the cleaning and hygiene instructions given by the tattoo artist, which will be the same that are applied in any type of tattoo.

Tattoos to rebuild nipples
Among the tattoos that we could call therapeutic there are some that are becoming very famous. These are the tattoos that are used to draw the shape of a nipple in those women who as a result of breast cancer have had to undergo a mastectomy.

When a woman undergoes a mastectomy, breast reconstruction can become essential to improve her mood. Although techniques for breast reconstruction have come a long way, reconstruction of the nipples was until recently a pending subject for medicine.

In some cases, nipple reconstruction is carried out with skin removed from the groin area , but it is an expensive treatment and the results are not always as expected. It is precisely for this reason that alternatives have been sought.

A few years ago, micropigmentation was chosen . A technique similar to tattooing in which the needles penetrate less into the epidermis and the pigments used are less strong.

The great disadvantage of this technique is that with the passage of time the color is lost, which forces those affected to go through a micropigmentation process again. In search of a solution that is definitive, more and more tattooists decide to make their experience and know-how available to patients who have or have had breast cancer .

In these cases, it is about tattooing a nipple on the chest , achieving a very natural and definitive result. In fact, most of the women who have tattooed the nipple have shown their satisfaction with the result and have highlighted that this technique has helped them to look better and advance in their recovery by gaining self-esteem.

As in the case of tattoos on scars, it is best not to do the tattoo right after the breast reconstruction intervention, but to allow a few months to pass until the entire area is well healed.

The importance of being in the hands of professionals
Getting a tattoo is always a decision that must be considered, since removing them through laser is expensive and painful.

If you have decided to get a tattoo to cover scars or stretch marks, or to finish breast reconstruction, always put yourself in the hands of true specialists and follow their instructions on the care you should apply to the tattoo. This way you will avoid possible infections and in about 10 or 15 days your tattoo will be perfectly cured and ready for you to wear it when you want it the most.

The success of this technique is being of such magnitude that even women who would never have dared to get a tattoo have been encouraged to put themselves in the hands of tattoo artists to finish recovering the beauty of their breasts once the disease is over. In addition, there is no need to have any qualms, since the tattoo needle penetrates the dermis, but in no case is it deep enough to reach the prosthesis.

In most cases, the tattooists who offer this service are very sensitive to the issue and that is why they usually work for free, either in the hospitals themselves or in their private studios. Some tattoo artists are even running courses between medical staff and nursing staff to help them improve at their job when it comes to doing nipple reconstruction.

For some women, seeing their breasts with nipples again is part of the normalization process after having a mastectomy, but others decide to live without them and give their reconstructed breasts a new look by getting tattoos of all kinds on them.