Six treatments, one standard: the result has to read as skin at conversational distance, not as a tattoo.
The final step after mastectomy and reconstruction, and often the one that returns the mirror to you.
Colour, size, placement and shadow are drawn for your body and checked with you sitting and standing before any pigment goes in. Where one side remains, the new areola is matched to it in tone and diameter; where both are being rebuilt, symmetry is designed rather than copied.
Two to three hours per session, topical numbing throughout, and a refinement appointment six to eight weeks later once colour has settled.
Pigment worked over settled surgical scarring so it reads less sharply against the skin around it. Suitability depends on how the scar has healed, its texture and its colour, which is why this one is always assessed in person rather than quoted by email.
Scars must be fully mature. Recent or still-changing tissue is a reason to wait, and we will tell you how long.
For areolas that have faded over the years, lost definition after surgery, or sit unevenly between sides. Existing pigment is read first, since old work can pull warm or cool as it breaks down, and the correction is built from there.
Drawn to your face rather than to a trend, and always finished a shade under what you think you want.
Hair-stroke work, soft shading, or a combination, mapped to your bone structure and the direction your own hair grows. Shape is drawn on and approved by you before the first stroke. Colour is mixed for your skin and your natural depth, so it stays believable as it softens.
Tint that returns colour and a border to lips that have paled, without the drawn-on edge. The line follows your own vermilion rather than correcting it into somebody else's mouth, unless you specifically ask for reshaping.
From an invisible thickening between the lashes, which simply makes the lash line look denser, to a defined line with a tail. Built over two appointments so you can look at the first result in daylight before deciding on more.
If your reconstruction is recent, book the consultation anyway. We will look at where you are, explain what the skin needs to do first, and give you a realistic date to plan around.
Scars mature, surgeon happy, no further procedures planned. This is the point where the work holds properly and the colour stays where it is put.
Previous tattooing that has turned, faded unevenly or sits in the wrong place. Bring photographs of how it looked when fresh if you have them.
This page describes what the studio offers. It is not medical advice, and it does not replace guidance from your surgeon or treating team.
Tell us where you are in the process and we will tell you honestly what is possible now and what is worth waiting for.
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