When it comes to cancer, the topic is dealt with almost exclusively from a clinical point of view. Although obviously this is the priority aspect, it is certainly not the only one, especially for cancers that are particularly delicate from a psychological and identity point of view. case of breast cancer which, especially when the removal is particularly invasive and modifies the appearance of the breast, can give rise to quite significant emotional difficulties.
To try to slightly reduce its impact, the Lazio region has approved a law by which women who have undergone a mastectomy will be able to have a free medical tattoo done on the affected area.
of which too little is spoken but which is renewed every day in the minds of many women, forced to see in the mirror a figure that no longer belongs to them.
The practice of medical tattoo is becoming more and more widespread in Italy but has its origins, as often happens, beyond the ocean.
In the United States, in fact, there are many specialized artists and more and more those who approach the subject, thanks to the growing demand and increasingly positive feedback from patients.
Lazio pioneers in Italy
In our country we are starting to talk about it now, so much so that currently the aesthetic tattoo technique in the medical field is not yet included in the tariff of the national health service. The premises for this to change, however, are there and the Lazio Region, in this, is proving to be an "absolute forerunner. Specifically, in fact, the Regional Council has approved an ad hoc legislation that provides for a collaboration between ASL and tattoo artists and allocation of funding. targeted.
Once healed, many women decide to undergo partial or total breast reconstruction, but not all of them are a viable path. The reasons may be different but, independently of them, this new initiative aims to give a concrete and above all completely accessible answer to a discomfort, finally allowing women affected by breast cancer to mentally detach themselves from the disease without identifying with it anymore.
", was approved on March 3 and, in addition to regulating the activities of tattoo artists and piercers, provides funding for women who have undergone a mastectomy or an operation to remove and reconstruct the mammary areola and who want to cover the signs with a medical tattoo.
In essence, it regulates "the requirements and priority criteria for" access to contributions "for medical tattoos. To do this, the Regional Council will set up collaborations with specialized professionals who will offer a service capable of intercepting the needs of each patient. in fact, undergo the dermo pigmentation of the areola or the creation of optical effects capable of restoring three-dimensionality to the breast, up to the creation of classic tattoos. Flowers, animals, sinuous or holographic lines, everything can be born where until the moment before there was only the memory of a pain.
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