# @startribune on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CvxXY-VsmYQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/29144761-startribune-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-08-10T16:48:11.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Star Tribune (@StarTribune) — https://gondola.cc/StarTribune

## Caption

Tattoos have long been used by women who've undergone mastectomies to treat or prevent breast cancer. In recent years, they have grown in popularity for top surgery recipients.

Tattoo artist M Nijiya ( @tattoos.by.m ), who uses they/them pronouns, has been tattooing for 13 years and has made gender-affirming tattoos a focus of their work. Some clients seek 3-D nipple tattoos, while others have asked the artist to highlight the scars on their chest with art that signifies the surgery's role in their gender affirmation journey.

Nijiya is the owner of @jackalopetattoo, in the Powderhorn Park neighborhood of Minneapolis. It started in 2013 as an all-women's shop, but has evolved to feature a still-expanding 13-artist roster composed of trans, nonbinary and female artists.

Nijiya has received top surgery themself and said that understanding trans clients' experience makes the process easier.

"I've literally been through what they've been through," they said. "I've worked side by side with some of the surgeons in the area, so I know a lot more about what goes into getting top surgery and healing."

Tap the link in our bio to read the full story by Gannon Hanevold. #Minnesota #Minneapolis #Tattoos #MinnesotaTattoo

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| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
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| Star Tribune | @StarTribune | https://gondola.cc/StarTribune | Newspaper |
| Ashley Miller | @ashleyamiller | https://gondola.cc/ashleyamiller | Social Manager |

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