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A 3D areola tattoo, sometimes called a nipple tattoo or areola restoration, uses skin-toned pigments and shading to recreate the look of a nipple and areola on the breast. The skin stays flat, but we tattoo light and shadow so the nipple appears to have shape and depth.
Most people come to us after a mastectomy and breast reconstruction, as the last step in their recovery. We also treat people after breast reduction and uplift, after gynaecomastia surgery and around gender-affirming chest surgery, as well as anyone whose areolae are pale, uneven or hard to see.
Treatment costs £600 per breast and includes a follow-up tune-up session. All treatments take place at our clinic in Chiswick, W4.
Our natural areola or nipple tattoos and reconstruction services have been awarded recognition within the medical micropigmentation fraternity and eminent reconstructive surgeons refer their patients to our London and Oslo clinics.
We’ve developed our cutting-edge techniques over many years and as a result they are all safe, effective and entirely tailored to your unique situation.
If you'd like to speak with our expert team about areola tattoos in London, get in touch by calling 0208 995 2200 or by visiting our contact page.
Combining creative expertise and state-of-the-art techniques, our skilled technicians can help you reclaim your confidence by creating the appearance of a natural-looking areola and nipple complex to complete your breast reconstruction.
Book Your AppointmentAfter a reduction or uplift, the scars and the shape of the areola are often what people notice most. We can restore the areola to a more natural shape and symmetry while softening the look of the scars with breast scar camouflage.
Book Your AppointmentIf your areolae are pale, small, uneven or hard to see, tattooing can add colour and definition and even out the shape. This works for both men and women.Book Your Appointment
An ideal treatment for gender reassignment, an areola tattoo treatment can help to either feminise the areolae or create a new areola and nipple complex. It helps give you the look you were born to have.
Book Your AppointmentGynaecomastia surgery can leave scars around the areola or change its size and shape. We can restore the areola and camouflage the scarring, often in the same course of treatment.
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Areola tattooing typically takes 3 sessions, and your appointments may take up to 2.5 hours. Camouflaging of breast scars generally takes 2-4 sessions and about an hour to treat. See more about scar camouflage on our dedicated page.
We talk through the result you'd like and look at the size, shape, position and colour that will suit you. Your practitioner then draws the nipple and areola on with a temporary marker so you can see it in the mirror and ask for changes before anything is tattooed. We blend pigment shades to match your natural skin tone or your other side. You can book a consultation by visiting our contact page.
Once you're happy with the drawing, your practitioner tattoos the pigment into the skin, following the design you agreed. Lighter and darker shades are layered to create the 3D effect of a raised nipple.
Most people feel very little, because reconstructed skin often has reduced sensation. If you do have feeling in the area, we apply numbing cream first. Patients usually rate the discomfort at around 3 out of 10, and we check in with you throughout.
All our technicians are fully accredited and have been through our training course, which is recognised by Special Treatments Licensing as well as VTCT and ITEC.
Absolutely. The area may be slightly red for a day or two. We apply a sterile dressing, which you wear under your clothes for up to five days.
Yes. Every areola treatment includes aftercare products and a follow-up tune-up. Breast scar camouflage is charged per session. Full aftercare instructions are on our aftercare page.
Book Your AppointmentOur clinic is based in London: closest tube is Gunnersbury, Train is Kew Bridge, parking available, find us on Google maps.