Breast Cancer Tattoos




OPB's Think Out Loud show

Summary: A Portland tattoo artist is one of just two artists in the northwest certified by insurance companies to tattoo nipples on breast cancer survivors. We talk to Mary Jane Haake, owner of Dermigraphics, about her rich history as a tattoo artist. She was the first person to get a college degree in tattooing and she learned cosmetic tattooing from an artist who once covered scars on World War 1 veterans.