Sunday, December 5, 2010

Amputee Tattoos

























After mastectomies due to breast cancer, some women opt not to undergo reconstruction surgery. Instead of hiding their experience, a few decide to celebrate it by tattooing a beautiful and/or significant design on their chests.



Staff Sgt. Matt Lammers had already won a Purple Heart following a duty-related injury. Now he has another -- after losing three limbs in Iraq. He shows off the tattoo that survived, saying, "This is what they didn't get."



A motorcycle accident in 1997 left Alan Macias with a non-functional arm which he eventually had amputated. He now has an eye-catching "cut along dotted line" tattoo on his stump.



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