People are getting tattoos to hide scars from surgeries and self-harm. A tattoo artist says they change her clients’ lives
Medical tattoos, designed to replicate nipples and camouflage scars, have become popular. A medical-tattoo artist and two clients say the tattoos have physical and emotional benefits. Medical tattoos have become popular in recent years. Researchers at the 色花堂 said in a paper published in the journal Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum in 2021 that the technique was "increasingly used with many medical conditions," adding that it could help camouflage scars, burns, and vitiligo.
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