For nearly 20 years, Elvira Bono has worked as a tattoo artist specializing in artistic scar tattoo cover-ups in Brazil. Her ...

Scars often carry emotional weight as well as physical marks, silent reminders of trauma, surgery, or illness. For many, these visible signs can lead to feelings of vulnerability, shame, or diminished ...

Brian Finn is a tattoo artist in Toledo, Ohio who has been offering free and discounted tattoos for people covering trauma scars for more than 10... How a Toledo tattoo artist helps turn scars into ...

TATTOOS ARE PERSONAL. THEY TELL A STORY OF SOMEONE’S LIFE FOR THESE WOMEN, NOTHING COULD BE MORE TRUE. I BEAT BREAST CANCER AT THE AGE OF 29. KAYLA SLADE AND ALL OF THESE CLIENTS HERE AT PRETTY IN ...

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Scars are part of life. Many people have them, and they can be a reminder of whatever you did to get the scar. So a tattoo shop in Amherst, Ohio, uses body art that works with ...

When David Rich sits down with a client to begin a tattoo, he always considers the concerns and safety of his clients. Rich has worked at Golden Tattoo & Piercing in downtown Iowa City for 14 years.

"When it comes to a cover-up, a general rule of thumb is that the design will usually be twice as big and twice as dark, depending on a variety of factors from the original tattoo," Jazmin Paulino, a ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — In her St. Petersburg studio, Bianca Cypser is using tattoo art with precision and purpose. Her canvas is the human body marked by trauma, and her art serves a deeper healing ...

“I think I’ve always struggled with my mental health. Even as a little girl I can remember being uncontrollably sad and stand-offish from people … I can remember feeling such sadness and hatred ...

Walking into Marigold Tattoo and ART Studio is like walking into a cleaner, more private version of your artsy friend's living room. An armoire houses various colors of inks. Art, both purchased and ...

Ten years ago, professional tattoo artist Brian Finn decided to use his talents to help people — by providing free or reduced cost tattoos on his day off for people with scars caused by trauma "It ...