PAYMENTS & INSURANCE TIPS/HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT/ INSTRUCTIONS/AFTERCARE
*This should be the last step of your breast reconstruction. Please do not have any revision surgeries planned in the immediate future. We can discuss the possibility of future revisions during your appointment.*
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They will appear in the following order: Bing Cancer Center, Midwest Breast, Dublin Cancer Center, Ohio State.
IMPORTANT !
EACH LOCATION IS DIFFERENT.
ONLY READ YOUR SPECIFIC LOCATION'S INSTRUCTIONS
Contact “The Nipple Fairy”®️
Christina Siegel R.N., B.S.N.
A.K.A. “The Nipple Fairy”
Owner/medical tattooist of Living Story Tattoo L.L.C.
Phone: 937-470-5332
Email: livingstorytattoo@gmail.com
Please submit the form below if you have any questions about breast tattooing or want an IN PERSON consultation. For zoom or phone, please see the “Book Consult" page.
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BING Cancer Center
Park in the purple parking garage attached to the back of the building. Take elevators to the ATRIUM lower level. I am inside the Specialty Care Clinic.
After your consultation is finished and you have booked your tattoo appointment, you will receive a confirmation booking email containing all of your payment and insurance information.
How to prepare for your appointment:
*This should be the last step of your breast reconstruction. Please do not have any revision surgeries planned in the immediate future. We can discuss the possibility of future revisions during your appointment.*
Typically appointments are 2.5 hrs unilateral and 3 hrs bilateral.
DO NOT BRING YOUNG CHILDREN TO THE APPOINTMENT!
For bilateral, I allot the 1st hour for you to complete your consent forms and the prep work. This includes deciding on placement, size, shape, color picking and details you want included in your nipples (texture, creases, Montgomery glands, duct openings...). It's a lot, so the more prepared you are for that part, the smoother it will go and the less anxiety you'll have about making game day decisions on the spot.
* If we use your preop pictures as inspiration, that will help. Nipples are hard to describe verbally so, please bring pictures to show me of nipples/tattoos you like for size, shape, details, and color. This will greatly help in the design process.
For unilateral tattoos: Christina will match the existing nipple you have. If it is very light, there could be a chance it will need to be tattooed for a better match.
Please do not come to your appointment, unprepared to make these decisions.
If the planning phase exceeds the first hour of your appointment, I will not have enough time to do your tattoo that same day and your procedure will be rescheduled.
Important Instructions:
Please reschedule your appointment if you're ill. Tattooing of the breast requires us to be in very close contact for a prolonged period of time. If you arrive to your appointment with symptoms of illness, I will either require you to wear a mask or reschedule your appointment per my discretion. I try to avoid getting sick, as it results in my having to cancel multiple people's appointments that they've been looking forward to for many months.
Masks not required in my room as long as no symptoms of illness are present. If I fall ill, I will communicate that to you as far prior to your appointment as possible.
All laser treatments to scars should be completed for a minimum of 3 months.
Bring or wear a bra.
Eat breakfast or bring a snack.
Ok for juice and water bottles too.
Just come with clean skin, no lotion, powder or cream (especially NO NUMBING CREAM! ) I will apply my own to your skin if you require it. Ok to wear a long sleeve shirt that opens in the front to wear during the tattoo. Remember, low activity for the 1st week and refraining from immersing in a body of water for 2-3 weeks afterwards. Showers are fine.
* DO NOT COME WITH TAN SKIN IN THE TATTOO AREA SPECIFICALLY (SPRAY TAN OR TANNING BED INCLUDED) TO YOUR APPT * This interferes with color choice/matching of inks. Obviously NO SUNBURNT SKIN. If you are tan where I need to place your tattoo, your appointment will be rescheduled.
Aftercare:
Do not touch your tattoo with outwashing your hands 1st.
Remember, low activity for the 1st week and refraining from immersing in a body of water for 2-3 weeks afterwards. Showers are fine.
Nonstick pads: Wash twice a day for the 1st 2 days, then once daily after that. Each time, apply a thin layer of ointment and cover with a nonstick pad. This can be held inside your bra. After 7-10 days, go to unscented lotion daily and as needed. Wear a loose bra to avoid friction.
Tattooderm: keep in place for 3-7days as long as it is intact. Remove in shower. Wash daily and apply unscented lotion daily and as needed. Wear a loose bra to avoid friction.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Chrissy 🧚♀️
Click here to be redirected to Midwest Breast & Aesthetic Surgery’s website.
Midwest Breast and Aesthetic Surgery
Parking is a free surface lot in front.
After your consultation is finished and you have booked your tattoo appointment, you will receive a confirmation booking email containing all of your payment and insurance information.
How to prepare for your appointment:
*This should be the last step of your breast reconstruction. Please do not have any revision surgeries planned in the immediate future. We can discuss the possibility of future revisions during your appointment.*
Typically appointments are 2.5 hrs unilateral and 3 hrs bilateral.
DO NOT BRING YOUNG CHILDREN TO THE APPOINTMENT!
For bilateral, I allot the 1st hour for you to complete your consent forms and the prep work. This includes deciding on placement, size, shape, color picking and details you want included in your nipples (texture, creases, Montgomery glands, duct openings...). It's a lot, so the more prepared you are for that part, the smoother it will go and the less anxiety you'll have about making game day decisions on the spot.
* If we use your preop pictures as inspiration, that will help. Nipples are hard to describe verbally so, please bring pictures to show me of nipples/tattoos you like for size, shape, details, and color. This will greatly help in the design process.
For unilateral tattoos: Christina will match the existing nipple you have. If it is very light, there could be a chance it will need to be tattooed for a better match.
Please do not come to your appointment, unprepared to make these decisions.
If the planning phase exceeds the first hour of your appointment, I will not have enough time to do your tattoo that same day and your procedure will be rescheduled.
Important Instructions:
Please reschedule your appointment if you're ill. Tattooing of the breast requires us to be in very close contact for a prolonged period of time. If you arrive to your appointment with symptoms of illness, I will either require you to wear a mask or reschedule your appointment per my discretion. I try to avoid getting sick, as it results in my having to cancel multiple people's appointments that they've been looking forward to for many months.
Masks not required in my room as long as no symptoms of illness are present. If I fall ill, I will communicate that to you as far prior to your appointment as possible.
All laser treatments to scars should be completed for a minimum of 3 months.
Bring or wear a bra.
Eat breakfast or bring a snack.
Ok for juice and water bottles too.
Just come with clean skin, no lotion, powder or cream (especially NO NUMBING CREAM! ) I will apply my own to your skin if you require it. Ok to wear a long sleeve shirt that opens in the front to wear during the tattoo. Remember, low activity for the 1st week and refraining from immersing in a body of water for 2-3 weeks afterwards. Showers are fine.
* DO NOT COME WITH TAN SKIN IN THE TATTOO AREA SPECIFICALLY (SPRAY TAN OR TANNING BED INCLUDED) TO YOUR APPT * This interferes with color choice/matching of inks. Obviously NO SUNBURNT SKIN. If you are tan where I need to place your tattoo, your appointment will be rescheduled.
Aftercare:
Do not touch your tattoo without washing your hands 1st.
Remember, low activity for the 1st week and refraining from immersing in a body of water for 2-3 weeks afterwards. Showers are fine.
Nonstick pads: Wash twice a day for the 1st 2 days, then once daily after that. Each time, apply a thin layer of ointment and cover with a nonstick pad. This can be held inside your bra. After 7-10 days, go to unscented lotion daily and as needed. Wear a loose bra to avoid friction.
Tattooderm: keep in place for 3-7days as long as it is intact. Remove in shower. Wash daily and apply unscented lotion daily and as needed. Wear a loose bra to avoid friction.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Chrissy 🧚♀️
Dublin Cancer Center
Parking is a free surface lot in front of the building. Take elevator to 2nd floor and check in at the suite 210 window.
After your consultation is finished and you have booked your tattoo appointment, you will receive a confirmation booking email containing all of your payment and insurance information.
How to prepare for your appointment:
*This should be the last step of your breast reconstruction. Please do not have any revision surgeries planned in the immediate future. We can discuss the possibility of future revisions during your appointment.*
DO NOT BRING YOUNG CHILDREN TO THE APPOINTMENT!
Typically appointments are 2.5 hrs unilateral and 3 hrs bilateral.
For bilateral, I allot the 1st hour for you to complete your consent forms and the prep work. This includes deciding on placement, size, shape, color picking and details you want included in your nipples (texture, creases, Montgomery glands, duct openings...). It's a lot, so the more prepared you are for that part, the smoother it will go and the less anxiety you'll have about making game day decisions on the spot.
* If we use your preop pictures as inspiration, that will help. Nipples are hard to describe verbally so, please bring pictures to show me of nipples/tattoos you like for size, shape, details, and color. This will greatly help in the design process.
For unilateral tattoos: Christina will match the existing nipple you have. If it is very light, there could be a chance it will need to be tattooed for a better match.
Please do not come to your appointment, unprepared to make these decisions.
If the planning phase exceeds the first hour of your appointment, I will not have enough time to do your tattoo that same day and your procedure will be rescheduled.
Important Instructions:
Please reschedule your appointment if you're ill. Tattooing of the breast requires us to be in very close contact for a prolonged period of time. If you arrive to your appointment with symptoms of illness, I will either require you to wear a mask or reschedule your appointment per my discretion. I try to avoid getting sick, as it results in my having to cancel multiple people's appointments that they've been looking forward to for many months.
Masks not required in my room as long as no symptoms of illness are present. If I fall ill, I will communicate that to you as far prior to your appointment as possible.
All laser treatments to scars should be completed for a minimum of 3 months.
Bring or wear a bra.
Eat breakfast or bring a snack.
Ok for juice and water bottles too.
Just come with clean skin, no lotion, powder or cream (especially NO NUMBING CREAM! ) I will apply my own to your skin if you require it. Ok to wear a long sleeve shirt that opens in the front to wear during the tattoo. Remember, low activity for the 1st week and refraining from immersing in a body of water for 2-3 weeks afterwards. Showers are fine.
* DO NOT COME WITH TAN SKIN IN THE TATTOO AREA SPECIFICALLY (SPRAY TAN OR TANNING BED INCLUDED) TO YOUR APPT * This interferes with color choice/matching of inks. Obviously NO SUNBURNT SKIN. If you are tan where I need to place your tattoo, your appointment will be rescheduled.
Aftercare:
Do not touch your tattoo without washing your hands 1st.
Remember, low activity for the 1st week and refraining from immersing in a body of water for 2-3 weeks afterwards. Showers are fine.
Nonstick pads: Wash twice a day for the 1st 2 days, then once daily after that. Each time, apply a thin layer of ointment and cover with a nonstick pad. This can be held inside your bra. After 7-10 days, go to unscented lotion daily and as needed. Wear a loose bra to avoid friction.
Tattooderm: keep in place for 3-7days as long as it is intact. Remove in shower. Wash daily and apply unscented lotion daily and as needed. Wear a loose bra to avoid friction.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Chrissy 🧚♀️
Ohio State Stephanie Spielman Comprehensive Breast Center
Parking is a free surface lot in front. Check in a registration before heading to the Plastic Surgery Office on the 2nd floor.
***If you did not have a consultation prior to your scheduled appointment, please read the FAQ section of this website and follow the written instructions below.***
https://www.livingstorytattoo.com/faq
IF YOU NEED TO CANCEL OR RESCHEDULE YOUR APPOINTMENT, PLEASE DO SO WITH OSU PLASTIC SURGERY STAFF OR MYCHART AND LET ME KNOW AS WELL.
***PLEASE REFER ALL BILLING QUESTIONS TO OHIO STATE BILLING DEPARTMENT***
How to prepare for your appointment:
*This should be the last step of your breast reconstruction. Please do not have any revision surgeries planned in the immediate future. We can discuss the possibility of future revisions during your appointment.*
DO NOT BRING YOUNG CHILDREN TO THE APPOINTMENT!
Typically appointments are 2.5 hrs unilateral and 3 hrs bilateral.
For bilateral, I allot the 1st hour for you to complete your consent forms and the prep work. This includes deciding on placement, size, shape, color picking and details you want included in your nipples (texture, creases, Montgomery glands, duct openings...). It's a lot, so the more prepared you are for that part, the smoother it will go and the less anxiety you'll have about making game day decisions on the spot.
* If we use your preop pictures as inspiration, that will help. Nipples are hard to describe verbally so, please bring pictures to show me of nipples/tattoos you like for size, shape, details, and color. This will greatly help in the design process.
For unilateral tattoos: Christina will match the existing nipple you have. If it is very light, there could be a chance it will need to be tattooed for a better match.
Please do not come to your appointment, unprepared to make these decisions.
If the planning phase exceeds the first hour of your appointment, I will not have enough time to do your tattoo that same day and your procedure will be rescheduled.
IImportant Instructions:
Please reschedule your appointment if you're ill. Tattooing of the breast requires us to be in very close contact for a prolonged period of time. If you arrive to your appointment with symptoms of illness, I will either require you to wear a mask or reschedule your appointment per my discretion. I try to avoid getting sick, as it results in my having to cancel multiple people's appointments that they've been looking forward to for many months.
Masks not required in my room as long as no symptoms of illness are present. If I fall ill, I will communicate that to you as far prior to your appointment as possible.
The Spielman Center schedules tattoo appointments for me there. I have no ability whatsoever to make, move, or cancel an appointment for you at that location. If you have to move or change your appointment, please do that through the doctor's office at the Stephanie Spielman Center.
All laser treatments to scars should be completed for a minimum of 3 months.
Bring or wear a bra.
Eat breakfast or bring a snack.
Ok for juice and water bottles too.
Just come with clean skin, no lotion, powder or cream (especially NO NUMBING CREAM! ) I will apply my own to your skin if you require it. Ok to wear a long sleeve shirt that opens in the front to wear during the tattoo.
* DO NOT COME WITH TAN SKIN IN THE TATTOO AREA SPECIFICALLY (SPRAY TAN OR TANNING BED INCLUDED) TO YOUR APPT * This interferes with color choice/matching of inks. Obviously NO SUNBURNT SKIN. If you are tan where I need to place your tattoo, your appointment will be rescheduled.
Aftercare:
Do not touch your tattoo without washing your hands 1st.
Remember, low activity for the 1st week and refraining from immersing in a body of water for 2-3 weeks afterwards. Showers are fine.
Nonstick pads: Wash twice a day for the 1st 2 days, then once daily after that. Each time, apply a thin layer of ointment and cover with a nonstick pad. This can be held inside your bra. After 7-10 days, go to unscented lotion daily and as needed. Wear a loose bra to avoid friction.
Tattooderm: keep in place for 3-7days as long as it is intact. Remove in shower. Wash daily and apply unscented lotion daily and as needed. Wear a loose bra to avoid friction.
Please let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Chrissy 🧚♀️