Waikato Business News September/October 2018
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BREAST CANCER AWARENESS<br />
WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS <strong>September</strong>/<strong>October</strong> <strong>2018</strong> 23<br />
Cosmetic tattooing - helping women feel “whole” again<br />
At Tristram Clinic we<br />
have five very highly<br />
skilled and experienced<br />
plastic surgeons who<br />
work at the facility, all experienced<br />
in the field of breast<br />
reconstruction for women<br />
who have had a mastectomy<br />
as a result of breast cancer.<br />
We perform reconstructions to<br />
help women regain the feeling<br />
of completeness, their confidence<br />
and self-esteem.<br />
We also offer cosmetic<br />
tattooing in order to make<br />
the reconstruction complete.<br />
Debbie Casson, who founded<br />
Lady Ink Cosmetic Tattooing,<br />
works from Tristram Clinic<br />
performing cosmetic nipple<br />
tattooing for women who have<br />
been through breast reconstruction<br />
surgery as a result of<br />
breast cancer.<br />
Debbie has an absolute<br />
affinity with breast cancer sufferers<br />
as she was diagnosed<br />
with two forms of cancer in<br />
the space of a week in 2012:<br />
A rare type of sinus cancer and<br />
just days later, she was diagnosed<br />
with breast cancer after<br />
a routine mammogram.<br />
Debbie totally understands<br />
the emotions of going through<br />
breast reconstruction surgery<br />
having been down the road of<br />
chemotherapy and radiation<br />
treatment. She knows what<br />
cosmetic nipple tattooing can<br />
mean to a woman after undergoing<br />
breast reconstruction.<br />
Debbie joined “Shocking<br />
Pink”, a New Zealand-wide<br />
charity for women diagnosed<br />
with cancer and she shared her<br />
story openly with members of<br />
the group. During these discussions<br />
she found there was<br />
a large “gap” in the process of<br />
making a woman whole again.<br />
Debbie calls it - “The Cherry<br />
on the Top”. This means the<br />
missing areola and in some<br />
cases the nipple. Debbie is<br />
fully trained in the art of cosmetic<br />
tattooing, particularly<br />
the areola after nipple reconstruction<br />
or a 3D nipple if<br />
no nipple reconstruction was<br />
undertaken.<br />
“I decided to train in cosmetic<br />
tattooing because of my<br />
own experiences and being<br />
an arty person I also covered<br />
eyebrows, eyeliner and lips.<br />
Many breast cancer ladies lose<br />
their eyebrows and hair after<br />
chemotherapy so all these processes<br />
work ‘hand-in-hand’,<br />
says Debbie.<br />
Debbie went to the United<br />
States to learn under the very<br />
best trainers in the field. She is<br />
currently planning additional<br />
training in the UK under a<br />
world-renowned Medical and<br />
Cosmetic Tattoo specialist<br />
specifically in this treatment.<br />
The nipple repigmentation<br />
and 3D nipple cosmetic tattooing<br />
helps post-mastectomy<br />
patients in creating the appearance<br />
of an areola after nipple<br />
reconstruction or, a 3D nipple<br />
can be created by shading with<br />
pigments giving the 3D effect.<br />
The camouflaging of scars<br />
provides another confidence<br />
booster. This is so essential<br />
for our patients to finish that<br />
journey, to be able to look at<br />
yourself in the mirror and say<br />
“I look normal – I am normal”<br />
– Debbie gets a huge enjoyment<br />
from seeing their faces.<br />
“Our aim is to give women<br />
back their self-esteem and<br />
confidence after a really tough<br />
journey. After treatment I see<br />
their faces full of joy,” says<br />
Debbie<br />
Please contact Debbie at<br />
Tristram Clinic to have a free<br />
consultation. Remember Debbie<br />
has been on this journey<br />
personally and is ready to help<br />
you.<br />
DERMATOLOGY, VASCULAR, PLASTIC SURGERY<br />
DERMATOLOGY, VASCULAR, PLASTIC SURGERY<br />
& APPEARANCE MEDICINE CLINIC<br />
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“The lotus flower has<br />
“The lotus flower has<br />
been traditionally regarded<br />
been traditionally regarded<br />
as a symbol of regeneration,<br />
as a symbol of regeneration,<br />
healing and enduring beauty.<br />
Make an appointment with<br />
healing and enduring beauty.<br />
one of our highly skilled<br />
Make an appointment with<br />
specialists today and let us<br />
one of our highly skilled<br />
help you achieve your health<br />
specialists today and let us<br />
and beauty goals this year...<br />
help you achieve your health<br />
so as the lotus flower,<br />
you can blossom too.”<br />
and beauty goals this year...<br />
so as the lotus flower,<br />
you can blossom too.”<br />
Cosmetic and Reconstructive<br />
Plastic Surgery<br />
Cosmetic and Reconstructive<br />
Plastic Surgery<br />
Adult and Paediatric Dermatology<br />
Adult and Paediatric Dermatology<br />
Vascular Surgery and<br />
Ultrasound Scanning<br />
Vascular Surgery and<br />
Ultrasound Scanning<br />
Appearance Medicine<br />
Cutera Laser Skin Rejuvenation<br />
and Re-surfacing<br />
Appearance Medicine<br />
Cutera IPL Laser Treatments Skin Beauty Rejuvenation Therapy<br />
and Re-surfacing<br />
Medical Tattooing<br />
IPL Treatments Beauty Therapy<br />
Medical Tattooing<br />
CALL US TODAY FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT<br />
DERMATOLOGISTS<br />
DERMATOLOGISTS<br />
Marius Marius Rademaker Rademaker BM, FRCP, BM, FRACP, FRCP, DMFRACP, DM<br />
Amanda Amanda Oakley Oakley MBChB, MBChB, FRACP, DipHealInf FRACP, DipHealInf<br />
Sarah Sarah Hill MBchB, Hill MBchB, FRACP FRACP<br />
VASCULAR SURGEONS<br />
VASCULAR SURGEONS<br />
David Ferrar MBChB, FRCS, FRACS (Vascular), DDU (Vascular)<br />
Thodur David Vasudevan Ferrar FRACS MBChB, (Vasc), FRCS, FRACS FRACS (Gen), FRCS (Vascular), DDU (Vascular)<br />
Paul Thodur Haggart MBChB Vasudevan MD, BSc, FRACS FRCS(Vasc), FRACS (Gen), FRCS<br />
Paul Haggart MBChB MD, BSc, FRCS<br />
COSMETIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE PLASTIC SURGEONS<br />
Stuart McNicoLL MBChB, FRACS (Plastics)<br />
Ahmed Alkadhi MBChB, FRACS (Plastics)<br />
Michael Stuart Woodfield McNicoLL MBChB, MBChB, FRACS (Plastics) FRACS (Plastics)<br />
Brandon Ahmed Adams Alkadhi MBChB, MBChB, FRACS (Plastics) FRACS (Plastics)<br />
Arthur Michael Yang MBChB Woodfield FRACS MBChB, (Plastics) FRACS (Plastics)<br />
APPEARANCE Brandon Adams MEDICINE MBChB, FRACS (Plastics)<br />
Sonya Arthur Ferguson Yang App MBChB Medicine FRACS Nurse RCompN (Plastics)<br />
COSMETIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE PLASTIC SURGEON<br />
Stella Wilkins App Medicine Nurse RCompN<br />
APPEARANCE MEDICINE<br />
Madeleine McNicoLL App Medicine Nurse RCompN<br />
Megan Sonya Lyons Ferguson Laser Therapist App Medicine Nurse RCompN<br />
Debbie Stella Casson Wilkins Cosmetic App Tattooing Medicine Nurse RCompN<br />
Juliette Smith Beauty Therapist<br />
Madeleine McNicoLL App Medicine Nurse RCompN<br />
Megan Lyons Laser Therapist<br />
Debbie Casson Cosmetic Tattooing<br />
Juliette Smith Beauty Therapist<br />
p 07 838 1035 e appts@tristramclinic.co.nz 200 Collingwood St, Hamilton www.tristramclinic.co.nz<br />
CALL US TODAY FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT