Areola Tattooing is a highly specialised tattooing skill, most commonly known for reconstructing and enhancing the nipple area for breast cancer survivors.

Areola Tattooing

What is Areola Tattooing

Small sterile needles and high-quality tattoo machines are used to gently implant ink into the top layers of the skin to create a beautiful, realistic areola. These tattoos play a vital part in the healing journey for many survivors, helping them regain their confidence and body positivity.

3D Nipple Tattoos Are Real Tattoos...

It is applied with needles that insert pigment into the skin. An experienced nipple tattoo artist can create an amazingly realistic image of a nipple that appears to have physical dimension but is really flat to the touch. In recent years, a growing number of people have been opting for 3D nipple tattoos instead of nipple reconstruction surgery. Also, plastic surgeons often recommend 3D nipple tattoos instead of nipple reconstruction surgery. Nipple tattooing can also be done to enhance the results of nipple reconstruction surgery.

Advantages of Choosing Tattoing alone are:

  • avoiding a surgery and the creation of new scars
  • an easier healing and recovery process
  • a tattoo artist can add fine details and coloring to the nipple and areola that can’t be done with surgery
Areola Tattooing is a highly specialised tattooing skill, most commonly known for reconstructing and enhancing the nipple area for breast cancer survivors.

 

Areola Tattooing

What is Areola Tattooing?

Small sterile needles and high-quality tattoo machines are used to gently implant ink into the top layers of the skin to create a beautiful, realistic areola. These tattoos play a vital part in the healing journey for many survivors, helping them regain their confidence and body positivity.

3D Nipple Tattoos are Real Tattos...

It is applied with needles that insert pigment into the skin. An experienced nipple tattoo artist can create an amazingly realistic image of a nipple that appears to have physical dimension but is really flat to the touch. In recent years, a growing number of people have been opting for 3D nipple tattoos instead of nipple reconstruction surgery. Also, plastic surgeons often recommend 3D nipple tattoos instead of nipple reconstruction surgery. Nipple tattooing can also be done to enhance the results of nipple reconstruction surgery.

Advantages of choosing tattooing alone are:

  • avoiding a surgery and the creation of new scars
  • an easier healing and recovery process
  • a tattoo artist can add fine details and coloring to the nipple and areola that can’t be done with surgery
Why Not to consider it?

AREOLA TATTOOING

While some women may consider it a disadvantage that a 3D nipple tattoo has no physical dimension, others say they’re glad that they can skip wearing a bra and that their nipples don’t show through their clothes.

Women who’ve had breast reconstruction with an implant or tissue flap are candidates for nipple reconstruction surgery or nipple tattooing. But you may not be a candidate if: 

But you may not be a Candidate if:

  • radiation treatments damaged your breast skin 
  • your breast skin became overly thinned when tissue was removed during the mastectomy
  • you have lymphedema that involves the chest
  • you have a history of infections in the breast area
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Why not to consider it?

AREOLA TATTOOING

While some women may consider it a disadvantage that a 3D nipple tattoo has no physical dimension, others say they’re glad that they can skip wearing a bra and that their nipples don’t show through their clothes.

Women who’ve had breast reconstruction with an implant or tissue flap are candidates for nipple reconstruction surgery or nipple tattooing. 

But you may not be a candidate if:

  • radiation treatments damaged your breast skin 
  • your breast skin became overly thinned when tissue was removed during the mastectomy
  • you have lymphedema that involves the chest
  • you have a history of infections in the breast area
GET IN TOUCH

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Hours

Tuesday – Friday – 09am – 06pm
Saturday – 09am – 3pm
Sunday – Monday – CLOSED

Phone

(+27) 72 273 0934

Address

13 Elizabeth Road, Bardene, 1459
Boksburg, South Africa

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