# A woman's tattoo bra she got to conceal her mastectomy scars **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 1, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058 "2013-02-01T19:24:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2013, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/1 "2013-02-01T19:24:27Z")
[Interesting!](http://imgur.com/gallery/Ps3ZBEL) Asked mod to change “myomectomy” to “mastectomy”. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2013, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/2 "2013-02-01T19:34:18Z")
Clever of her. And quite the tattoo. ---
**Author:** ![Turpentine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Turpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turpentine)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/3 "2013-02-01T21:07:04Z")
Boy, I sure do hate tattoos, especially on women. Now that she’s defiled her body like that, she’s repulsive. Women should never do anything that’s unattractive to me. Also, won’t she be sorry when it looks awful in 40 years? Now that somebody’s mentioned the word “tattoo”, let’s have a 5-page long debate about how tattoos are horrible! …Just thought I’d get that part over with. Seriously, it’s a really neat idea and a great-looking tattoo. I’d feel really pleased if I got a tattoo like that to cover up some large scars. ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/4 "2013-02-02T00:26:55Z")
**Turpentine** , at first I was :mad::eek:, but then I read the rest and was 😃 :p. I hope you’re the only one who makes those comments, even in jest. It’s beautiful artwork and a handy solution for the woman who underwent the mastectomy. From what I understand of folks who get this, it helps them re-identify as “beautiful” and “feminine” after surgery. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/5 "2013-02-02T00:57:05Z")
It’s really well done. I like it, and would probably do something similar if it ever happens to me. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/6 "2013-02-02T00:58:32Z")
I love that piece. I think it’s my favorite scar-cover tattoo I’ve seen. I like [this one](http://i.imgur.com/1C7tP.jpg), over a scoliosis surgical correction, too. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/7 "2013-02-02T01:09:54Z")
I’m not a tattoo fan, but I think that’s cool. It’s certainly a tattoo that has much meaning to her, I am sure, not just a fashion fancy. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/8 "2013-02-02T01:34:47Z")
Mastectomy and immediate reconstruction are routinely done these days. Giuliana Rancic had a double Mastectomy and reconstruction. She’s back on E! and doing well. If the other lady prefers a tat over breasts then thats great too. Whatever helps her get through cancer and forward in life. Good article on immediate reconstruction. > **[Giuliana Rancic Sheds Light on Breast Reconstruction | William Franckle, MD,...](https://wfrancklemd.com/blog/giuliana-rancic-sheds-light-on-breast-reconstruction/)** > > Plastic surgeon Dr William Franckle answers the question "What is breast reconstruction?" After E! News star Giuliana Rancic's double mastectomy and reconstruction. > [@](#): > > Breast reconstruction has been in the news lately due to the announcement of E! News star Giuliana Rancic’s breast cancer and double mastectomy. Giuliana opted for an immediate breast reconstruction procedure following her mastectomy. Fans of the E! star are praising her choice to share her experience with the world and bring awareness to breast reconstruction. Chances are many of us aren’t familiar with the procedure. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/9 "2013-02-02T03:14:00Z")
> [@Turpentine](#): > > Boy, I sure do hate tattoos, especially on women. Now that she’s defiled her body like that, she’s repulsive. Women should never do anything that’s unattractive to me. Also, won’t she be sorry when it looks awful in 40 years? > > Now that somebody’s mentioned the word “tattoo”, let’s have a 5-page long debate about how tattoos are horrible! > …Just thought I’d get that part over with. Seriously, it’s a really neat idea and a great-looking tattoo. I’d feel really pleased if I got a tattoo like that to cover up some large scars. You think that people who hate tattoos can’t tell the difference between a tattoo to cover a double-mastectomy scar and some cheesy college boy with tribal tatts on his biceps? Your scorn is pre-emptive and inaccurate (at least in my case). ---
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/10 "2013-02-02T03:15:06Z")
That’s gorgeous. My theory is that sometimes tattoos help us reclaim our bodies after some trauma…not always the case, of course, but it makes sense in my own life and I can’t be the only one, I think. Anyway…that’s gorgeous. Good for her. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/11 "2013-02-02T08:01:39Z")
That is one of the most beautiful and badass tattoos I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![Lucretia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/12 "2013-02-02T13:49:58Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Mastectomy and immediate reconstruction are routinely done these days. Giuliana Rancic had a double Mastectomy and reconstruction. She’s back on E! and doing well. > > If the other lady prefers a tat over breasts then thats great too. Whatever helps her get through cancer and forward in life. > > Good article on immediate reconstruction. > [http://premierplasticsurgeryarts.com/giulianarancicbreastcancer](http://premierplasticsurgeryarts.com/giulianarancicbreastcancer) Many women, for many reasons, choose not to have reconstruction. Some don’t like the idea that what they look like after mastectomy is something that needs to be ‘fixed’. Some feel that no matter how good it is, reconstruction will never give them real breasts back, and prefer their scars over a sub-optimal replacement. This woman has taken what is usually seen as a tragedy, and turned it into a canvas for art…amazing and gutsy. ---
**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/13 "2013-02-02T15:44:44Z")
It’s gorgeous! ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/14 "2013-02-02T16:20:59Z")
> [@Turpentine](#): > > Boy, I sure do hate tattoos, especially on women. Now that she’s defiled her body like that, she’s repulsive. Women should never do anything that’s unattractive to me. Also, won’t she be sorry when it looks awful in 40 years? > > Now that somebody’s mentioned the word “tattoo”, let’s have a 5-page long debate about how tattoos are horrible! > …Just thought I’d get that part over with. Seriously, it’s a really neat idea and a great-looking tattoo. I’d feel really pleased if I got a tattoo like that to cover up some large scars. You silly guy. You really had had me going there for a minute. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Furious\_Marmot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dfb087/32.png) [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/15 "2013-02-02T17:18:51Z")
Really nice looking tattoo, I particularly like the squirrel. Maybe this is obvious to medical and tatoo experts, but is it likely that it hurt like hell getting done? I know some people with regions of skin near surgical scars that are astonishingly painfully sensitive, even decades later. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/16 "2013-02-02T17:24:24Z")
> [@Furious\_Marmot](#): > > Really nice looking tattoo, I particularly like the squirrel. Maybe this is obvious to medical and tatoo experts, but is it likely that it hurt like hell getting done? I know some people with regions of skin near surgical scars that are astonishingly painfully sensitive, even decades later. It’s possible, but it’s also possible she’s got areas of numbness. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/17 "2013-02-02T17:53:29Z")
What **Lucretia** said. As to the wonderful lady that had this done? I agree that she’s a total badass and that tattoo is one if the most beautiful I’ve ever seen. I wonder who her artist is? ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/18 "2013-02-02T18:12:41Z")
One hell of a tattoo - and you gotta admire this woman - she took a horrible situation and just said, “Fuck it!” and owned it! Kudos, lady - big time kudos! Wonder if she could walk around topless with that tattoo on the beach or wherever…without getting arrested. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/19 "2013-02-02T20:16:49Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > I love that piece. I think it’s my favorite scar-cover tattoo I’ve seen. > > I like [this one](http://i.imgur.com/1C7tP.jpg), over a scoliosis surgical correction, too. I rather like [this](http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://helablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dolphin_tattoo_amputee.jpg&imgrefurl=http://helablog.com/2011/12/man-turns-tragedy-into-a-tattooed-3d-work-of-art/&h=510&w=550&sz=19&tbnid=bkswnsgwWSbOwM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=97&zoom=1&usg=__2E4yQ2pxQew0Lj-uM2jeSkU1QVg=&docid=pZ7xtPrAurQVXM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=23MNUe_zOOub1AXy84CADg&ved=0CDgQ9QEwAg&dur=349) one. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058/20 "2013-02-02T20:21:30Z")
> [@Filbert](#): > > I rather like [this](http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://helablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/dolphin_tattoo_amputee.jpg&imgrefurl=http://helablog.com/2011/12/man-turns-tragedy-into-a-tattooed-3d-work-of-art/&h=510&w=550&sz=19&tbnid=bkswnsgwWSbOwM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=97&zoom=1&usg=__2E4yQ2pxQew0Lj-uM2jeSkU1QVg=&docid=pZ7xtPrAurQVXM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=23MNUe_zOOub1AXy84CADg&ved=0CDgQ9QEwAg&dur=349) one. 😃 That’s awesome! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-womans-tattoo-bra-she-got-to-conceal-her-mastectomy-scars/649058.md?page=2)