Mastectomy scars

“I’ve accepted that I will no longer look down and see my breast, but a beautiful scar—a scar that saved my life,” says one.

Here is what I wish I knew before I had a mastectomy.

'For some people, this was the first time they could look past their scars or their cancer.'

Kerry Wright, 54, and two other breast cancer survivors took back their bodies and turned their mastectomy scars into art with stunning tattoos. The non-profit Personal Ink helped connect them with volunteer tattoo artists to make it happen.

I’ve been tattooing 14 years, but for the last 10 years I’ve had the fortunate opportunity of changing peoples’ lives by my preferred medium of art, tattooing. I’ve come to learn that the artistry is not the only end goal, there is so much more to it. It’s the challenge it gives us to elevate […]

The TODAY anchor reveals her journey, from troubled to triumphant, with post-surgical body image.

Mastectomies, or surgical removals of all or part of a breast, can be life-saving procedures for people suffering from or at risk of developing breast cancer, but the scars they leave behind can be both physical and psychological. For some women, tattooing their post-mastectomy breasts has become a powerful way to reclaim what was lost.

Here is what worked for me and some tips to help with minimising your scars after mastectomy too.