KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — An East Tennessee woman is helping breast cancer survivors reclaim their sense of self by offering tattoos after breast reconstruction surgeries, or breast removals. Lulu Padilla is ...

Even before her mastectomy, Inga Duncan Thornell knew she didn’t want to have her breasts reconstructed. She didn’t want to go through more surgery and didn’t like the idea of implants. So when her ...

Every mastectomy scar is unique. The way it feels and looks depends on the woman who is wearing it, and what her body endured before and after the removal of one or both breasts. SEE ALSO: Breast ...

In the portrait series “Reclaim” women in diffuse pink lighting reveal delicately tattooed designs inked across their chests, unfurling over scar tissue in explosions of color or in black and gray.

Sue Cook, a 62-year-old British woman, is a serious badass. When Cook found out she had breast cancer in 2008, she took the day off from work and ate cake with her husband. She was told she had a 40 ...

Tattoos for your skin, heart, and soul. We've gathered the best tattoo ideas for women for anyone in need of a little inspiration. Choosing the right tattoo design — big, small or somewhere in between ...