Tran Thi Bich Ngoc is a tattoo artist in Hanoi who specializes in tattooing designs over scars. Her clients come from all over, with scars from injuries, surgery, burns, chemical exposure, stretch marks, mastectomies, cesarian sections, birthmarks, and an occasional bad tattoo. With so much judgement directed at their appearance, women in particular are psychologically affected by scars and skin blemishes that can't be fixed. But they can be minimized and rendered beautiful with delicate flowers and birds inked on top.
That can do a lot for a woman's confidence! Many of the floral patterns she inks have a personal meaning for the wearer besides a coverup. For all, it means that part of their body is worth showing off again. See a roundup of 50 of Tran Thi Bich Ngoc's best scar coverups in a ranked list at Bored Panda.
(Images credit: Tran Thi Bich Ngoc)