In a Buzzfeed comment section, user rachelb440d04484 shared a tattoo of a bluebird she gave to herself as a gift on her 18th birthday. "I didn't want to cover up the surgical scars because they were, and are, such an important part of who I am now," she writes.
Image via Buzzfeed @rachelb440d04484
Image via Buzzfeed @rachelb440d04484
This is the beginning of a mandala mastectomy tattoo project by artist @girlinheavystorm.
Image via Instagram @girlinheavystorm
Image via Instagram @girlinheavystorm