Chaska, MN Studio
3-D Areola Restoration Tattoo
Chaska, MN Studio
Some things take a true artist.
Areola restoration isn't just tattooing. It's the ability to look at a body that has been through something hard and create something so natural, so carefully crafted, that it looks like it was always there. That's what Cheryl does — and she's genuinely rare at it.
What sets her apart is her deep understanding of anatomy and color. She mixes pigments by hand to match your exact skin tone, studies the contour and light of your body, and uses layered shading and precise highlight placement to build a hyper-realistic 3D effect that looks raised and natural — even though it's completely flat. The result doesn't look like a tattoo. It looks like you.
Cheryl's process is personal and unhurried. She works with post-surgical skin, scar tissue, and radiation-affected areas with the knowledge and care they require. Every detail — placement, symmetry, shape, color — is thoughtfully worked through before anything begins. You'll never feel rushed here. Just seen, heard, and taken care of.
She has helped many thriver-survivors reclaim their bodies through the gift of Areola Restorative Tattoo.
"I've seen what this moment means to people. I'm not willing to let a bill be the thing that stands in the way of it."
If you have insurance, Cheryl will work with you through that process. If you don't — or if you simply can't afford it — please reach out. She does this work pro bono for those who need it, because for her, that's never been a question.
3D AREOLA RESTORATION AFTER MASTECTOMY & BREAST RECONSTRUCTION
Cheryl specializes in hyper-realistic 3D nipple and areola tattooing following mastectomy, breast reconstruction and other breast surgeries. From her private studio in Waconia, Minnesota and Chaska, Minnesota, she works with survivors from throughout Minnesota and beyond to recreate natural-looking areolas through restorative tattooing.
Bilateral Restoration Process
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After First Session
Healed Result
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After First Session
Close Up
Mapped
After First Session
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Bilateral Restoration AND SCAR CAMOUFLAGE
Before Treatment (faded tattoos, not my work)
Immediately After Tattoo and Scar Camouflage
Close Up
Bilateral Restoration Process WITH EXISTING NIPPLE MOUND
Immediately After Tattoo
Healed Results
Unilateral Restoration Process
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Immediately After Tattoo
Unilateral Restoration Process + Hair StrokE Pigmentation - Male Burn Victim
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In Process
Healed Results + Hair Illusion
After Second Session