{"id":6266,"date":"2019-05-21T20:58:53","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T20:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cmshub.wpengine.com\/?p=247685"},"modified":"2024-11-03T15:17:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T15:17:12","slug":"paramedical-tattoo-artist-creates-realistic-nipple-tattoos-for-breast-cancer-survivors-after-mastectomies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/paramedical-tattoo-artist-creates-realistic-nipple-tattoos-for-breast-cancer-survivors-after-mastectomies\/","title":{"rendered":"Paramedical Tattoo Artist Creates Realistic Nipple Tattoos For Breast Cancer Survivors After Mastectomies"},"content":{"rendered":"

A breast cancer diagnosis can have a deep impact on a woman\u2019s body image, especially if treatment involves a lumpectomy or a mastectomy. Some women choose to remain \u201cflat\u201d after getting breast tissue removed for a mastectomy, while others opt for reconstruction.<\/span>There is no right or wrong decision, as long as you do what you feel is best for you.<\/span>Even with reconstruction, breasts aren\u2019t the same as they were before a mastectomy. There may be permanent changes like loss of sensation, scarring, or difference in sizing and feel.<\/span>The absence of nipples can be difficult to come to terms with as well \u2014 that\u2019s where people like Kris Fernicola come in.<\/span>\"\"<\/span>Photo: YouTube\/Eyewitness News ABC7NY<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fernicola is a paramedical tattoo artist at Restoration Body Art<\/a> in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. She provides high-quality medical tattoos that mimic the look of real nipples.<\/span>\u201cThis is a very important part of the reconstruction process,\u201d Fernicola said. \u201cThis finishes off the great work doctors do and covers up the scarring with well defined, realistic looking nipples and areolas.\u201d<\/span>\"\"<\/span>Photo: Facebook\/Restoration Body Art<\/span>
\n<\/span>Fernicola\u2019s mom fought breast cancer two separate times. After her second diagnosis in 2009, Fernicola decided that she wanted to help women like her mom.<\/span>She was already a talented artist, having studied<\/a> at the Art Students League of New York, honing her skills in anatomy, portraits, and realism.<\/span>Then she began training to become a paramedical tattoo artist, and also worked as a wig stylist and makeup artist for an organization called Look Good Feel Better<\/a>. The charity helps women going through cancer deal with the effects of cancer treatment like radiation and chemo.<\/span>\"\"<\/span>Photo: YouTube\/Eyewitness News ABC7NY<\/span>
\n<\/span>Now Fernicola is a sought-after tattoo artist for women who have battled breast cancer. She specializes in 3D areola tattooing<\/a> and is certified from the American Academy of Micropigmentation.<\/span>She uses special shading techniques to give her artwork the appearance of being three-dimensional.<\/span>\"\"<\/span>Photo: YouTube\/Eyewitness News ABC7NY<\/span>It takes about two hours to compete nipple tattoos, and the cost ranges from $600 to $1,000.<\/span>Learn more in this video.<\/span>Proper BCS greatergood_ctg_abovevideo<\/span><\/span>Source<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A breast cancer diagnosis can have a deep impact on a woman\u2019s body image, especially if treatment involves a lumpectomy or a mastectomy. Some women choose to remain \u201cflat\u201d after getting breast tissue removed for a mastectomy, while others opt for reconstruction.There is no right or wrong decision, as long as you do what you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6267,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5137],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6266","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6266"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6266\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44506,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6266\/revisions\/44506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6267"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ogkologos.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}