Medical tattooing as a complementary cosmetic intervention to reduce body-image distress and mental health symptoms in U.S. breast cancer survivors

Proctor, Miranda; Cassisi, Jeffrey E.; Dvorak, Robert D.; Decker, Veronica

doi:10.1007/s00520-024-08809-4

Support Care Cancer

2024

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-024-08809-4

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Medical tattooing as a complementary cosmetic intervention to reduce body-image distress and mental health symptoms in U.S. breast cancer survivors

Miranda Proctor,

Jeffrey E. Cassisi,

Robert D. Dvorak

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Breast Cancer Survivors’ Perceptions of Mastectomy Reconstruction: A Comparative Analysis of Medical Tattooing Impact on Aesthetics

Proctor,

Cassisi,

Dvorak

et al. 2024

Aesth Plast Surg

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Breast Cancer Survivors’ Perceptions of Mastectomy Reconstruction: A Comparative Analysis of Medical Tattooing Impact on Aesthetics

Proctor,

Cassisi,

Dvorak

et al. 2024

Aesth Plast Surg

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A nurse-led multidisciplinary service for Nipple-Areola complex tattooing after breast cancer: reporting on a complex intervention with TIDieR analysis

Maselli,

Torreggiani,

Guberti

2024

BMC Nurs

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Background The Nipple-Areola Complex (NAC) tattooing can restore physical and mental integrity after breast cancer, but it is not always easily accessible for women. This paper aims to report on the development of a multidisciplinary nurse-led service for NAC tattooing for women who underwent breast cancer surgery with NAC removal to allow its thorough review and replication. Methods The Medical Research Council’s framework for developing complex healthcare interventions was followed. According to the results of a literature review, and the context analysis, an initial intervention was planned. The Template for Intervention Description and Replication checklist was chosen to ensure the quality and completeness of the intervention description. Results The Breast Unit and the Research departments were engaged; three nurse-tattooists were selected; the informative material was created and shared with patients, families and local associations, involving them actively. Finally, the setting and the materials were defined. A monthly schedule of activities was set: patients with the indication for NAC tattooing were contacted by the nurse case manager. Each treatment involves 3–4 sessions, 30–40 days apart, in an ambulatory setting. It consists of NAC shaping and tattooing with a dermographer and sterile needles. Conclusion Implementing freely and equally multidisciplinary nurse-led clinics might provide this treatment ensuring the patient’s quality of life and nurse competence. The NAC tattooing is a complex intervention that represents the final part of the breast cancer surgical care pathway.

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Medical tattooing as a complementary cosmetic intervention to reduce body-image distress and mental health symptoms in U.S. breast cancer survivors

Cited by 2 publications

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Breast Cancer Survivors’ Perceptions of Mastectomy Reconstruction: A Comparative Analysis of Medical Tattooing Impact on Aesthetics

Breast Cancer Survivors’ Perceptions of Mastectomy Reconstruction: A Comparative Analysis of Medical Tattooing Impact on Aesthetics

A nurse-led multidisciplinary service for Nipple-Areola complex tattooing after breast cancer: reporting on a complex intervention with TIDieR analysis

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