‘You’re just as good as you were before:’ Areola tattooing helps with healing process after breast cancer [Video]

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Warning: This story and accompanying video contains sensitive imagery, including nudity related to breast reconstruction.

It’s been 14 years since Starla Schneider first found out she had breast cancer. Now, after numerous surgeries, reconstructions and treatments, Schneider says she feels “just as good as she was before.”

Schneider came to terms with the fact that she lost her nipples during the reconstruction process.

“Each time I came out of an appointment, I was always reminded … I survived all of it. I’m here, I’m still healthy, and not having a nipple doesn’t define me as a person,” Schneider said.

But she still wanted to look into restorative areola tattooing.

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