Nipple and Areola 3D Tattooing

Create the Illusion of a Natural 3D Areola and Nipple

Private Studio / by Appointment Only

Licensed * Insured * Doctor Referred

Who We Help

For many patients, 3D areola tattooing is the final step in breast reconstruction.

After mastectomy or breast surgery, the nipple and areola are often missing or altered. Through advanced 3D areola restoration tattooing, Kortnie recreates the natural appearance of the nipple and areola using carefully blended pigments matched to each patient’s unique skin tone.

Using a specialized technique, Kortnie layers color, light, and shadow to create the illusion of natural dimension—even on scarred or surgically altered skin. The result is a soft, realistic areola designed to restore balance and a natural look to the breast.

Mastectomy Tattoos

After mastectomy and breast reconstruction, many patients are left without a nipple or surrounding areola. 3D areola tattooing is a specialized paramedical tattoo technique that restores the natural appearance of the nipple and areola using carefully layered pigments.

Kortnie creates the illusion of natural depth, texture, and dimension by blending tones of color, light, and shadow. Even on scarred or surgically altered skin, this technique can create a remarkably realistic result.

Each treatment is fully customized. Pigments are carefully mixed to match your natural skin tone, and the design is created in collaboration with you to ensure symmetry, balance, and a natural appearance.

For many breast cancer survivors, areola restoration is the final step in the reconstruction journey—helping restore confidence, wholeness, and a sense of completion after surgery.

Restorative Areola Tattoo

Sometimes the shape, size, or pigmentation of the areola can change following breast procedures such as augmentation, breast lift (mastopexy), reduction, lumpectomy, gynecomastia surgery, or FTM top surgery.

In some cases, complications such as necrosis or pigment loss may also affect the appearance of the areola. Through areola restoration and corrective tattooing, Kortnie can help restore balance and natural-looking color using carefully custom-mixed pigments matched to your existing skin tone. A specialized blending and feathering technique is used to enhance symmetry and create a soft, natural result.

Corrective services are also available to refresh or refine previous areola tattoos that may have faded over time or need adjustments to color or shape.

This process is collaborative—you are both the canvas and the art director. Together, we will design the most natural and harmonious result for your body. Depending on your needs, multiple sessions may be recommended to achieve optimal results.

For your comfort, medical-grade topical numbing cream is available during the procedure.

Meet the Artist | Kortnie

Kortnie is a paramedical tattoo artist specializing in hyper-realistic 3D areola and nipple restoration in Las Vegas. She completed advanced training in 3D Areola Restoration under Dr. Cecilia Rusnak, an internationally recognized leader in medical tattooing and breast restoration.

This specialized masterclass focused on the clinical techniques and artistic skill required to create natural-looking 3D nipple and areola tattoos for breast cancer survivors and reconstruction patients. Kortnie received extensive hands-on training in color matching, symmetry, scar-adapted tattooing, and illusionary projection, allowing her to recreate the appearance of a natural areola even on surgically altered skin.

At The Scartist in Las Vegas, Kortnie works with women who have undergone mastectomy, breast reconstruction, top surgery, or breast revision procedures and want to restore a natural, realistic look to the breast. Her approach combines medical precision with artistic detail, creating soft, dimensional areolas designed to blend seamlessly with surrounding skin.

Kortnie believes areola restoration is more than a cosmetic procedure — it is often the final step in the healing journey after breast cancer or surgery. She approaches every treatment with compassion, discretion, and deep respect for each patient’s story.

Patients travel to Las Vegas for 3D areola tattooing with Kortnie at The Scartist because of her dedication to creating results that are natural, empowering, and long-lasting.