ArticleJournal of health psychology2024
The marked body: Exploring experiences of post-mastectomy scarring, body image and change through artistic tattooing.
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- A mixed-methods systematic review of the psycho-social outcomes and experiences of therapeutic tattooing for cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Review
- "This is the first time I felt they're mine": the significance of tattoos in coping and identity reconstruction following mastectomy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Article
- Psychological distress, body image, and nutritional status during hospitalization for gynecological cancer surgery: a prospective observational study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Observational
- Women's body image after mastectomy: a photovoice study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
- Medical tattooing as a complementary cosmetic intervention to reduce body-image distress and mental health symptoms in U.S. breast cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Article
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Abstract
Breast cancer has become the most prevalent cancer globally, predominantly affecting women, with mastectomy surgery a frequent treatment. Women often experience a discrepancy between their post-mastectomy body, and their former sense of self, affecting negatively on wellbeing. The narratives of eight women who chose to artistically tattoo over their mastectomy scars were explored in this study, through semi-structured interviews and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Seven master themes are presented. These themes follow the women from a state of disruption (of body image and gender identity) and surgical scarring as the first marking of the body, to the second marking of the body through artistic tattooing, bringing with it transformation, acceptance, feeling heard and connection with the artist, closure and control and the creation of significance and meaning. Viewed through Self-Discrepancy Theory, the findings of this study has implications for psycho-oncology and wellbeing support for women following mastectomy surgery.
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