We’re familiar with tattooed brows to frame your eyes 24/7 and we’re aware that vajazzling is meant to make the nether regions look pretty… but this latest female body trend has us baffled.
The latest way to “perfect” the female anatomy is “tittooing”, tattooing your breasts for “perfect”-looking nipples.
The trend for tittoos or semi-permanent nipple tattoos has taken Liverpool by storm, the Daily Telegraph reports.
Women are apparently craving darker and better-defined nipples.
The procedure was initally invented to make reconstructed breasts look more realistic after surgery. According to the newspaper, a total of 95 per cent of women opt for the minor procedure after a mastectomy.
But now the procedure has taken the mainstream beauty industry by storm. The tattoo will last for around 12-18 months, it takes an average of 2 hours and it will cost you nearly €1,500 to get it done.
Is it painful? Of course. In fact, the procedure (known as areola restoration in medical terms) is more painful for women who are simploy trying to reconstruct their existing nipples as opposed to those who have had reconstructive surgery.
Patients are given a local anaesthetic to numb the pain.
Claire Jagger, 38, had her nipples tattooed after having breast surgery. She told the Daily Telegraph it was the finishing touch after getting her breasts enhanced.
“My nipples were quite fair in colour, no different from any ordinary girl, but I wanted to enhance them to make them darker. I wanted the shape to be perfect, and now I feel great because I have absolutely perfect nipples.”
Graham Offer, from the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, said it was vital to get the procedure done by a proper medical tattooist than simply going to a regular local tattoo parlour.
He also said that women should think about the long-term appearance of their breasts, as the shape of both their breasts and nipples can change during pregnancy and with ageing.
