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Lucy Thompson Art Award winning Lucy Thompson BCAh International leading Medical & Scar Cover Up Expert! Founder of NiP & Areola Academy 💕 Using artistry to empower & heal 🫶

01/11/2026

Hearing feedback like this from people I’ve been lucky enough to teach is incredible and something I’ll always be grateful for!

I pour my heart and soul into everyone I teach - it’s why I created a mini medical tattoo mentorship programme so we could learn over an extended period of time rather than just trying to cram everything into a quick 1-2 day course!

We start with the foundations in my training - realism drawing fundamentals - so so important!

Advanced training is offered for experienced tattoo & pmu artists through my academy **la_academy

You get to learn from a genuine expert with a decade of experience in medical tattoos & 13 years experience as a traditional tattoo artist - this is not a short cosmetic tattoo course - it’s sooooo much more than that!

Full training info can be found www.lucythompsontattoo.com

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01/11/2026

No two Ar**las are the same, so no two mixes are either ✨

This is the bit every artist asks me about! Colour matching, understanding undertones, Fitzpatrick scale, adjusting for scar tissue and knowing it’ll heal lighter than it goes in.. I still get butterflies when a pigment mix comes out spot on & I see the beautifully healed ar**la results💕

I cover all of this properly on the course, hands on with live models under my close supervision through my mentorship training **la_academy

Tattoo Artists, do you want more breakdowns like this? Tell me in the comments!

Want to learn it properly? Link in bio for application form or leave a ✨ if you want a DM with more info

Must have 2 years tattoo exp or 3 years pmu as this is an advanced service 💕

📍West Yorkshire

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01/11/2026

1. Scar tissue takes ink differently and you’ll need to relearn your hand & eye to pay attention
2. contrast is the most important part for longevity
3. Some clients will cry in your chair, and you need to know how to hold space for them
4. It’s the most rewarding work you’ll ever do, fact!

I learned most of this the hard way over the past ten years of doing this work so you don’t have to.

That’s what the UKs leading advanced Ar**la training Ar**la Academy is for **la_academy

The only training academy in the UK with a 6 month mentorship training programme for training Ar**las taught by a genuine tattoo artist with over 13 years experience!

📍 West Yorkshire

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01/11/2026

I remember how nervous I was the first time. Shaky hands, sweating, gasping for breath literally overthinking every shade, every movement..

R came to me as a pmu artist who wanted to do more with her skills. By the end of the course she was tattooing Ar**las under my close supervision **la_academy 💕✨

This is why I love to teach this skillset! Every artist I train goes on to use their artistry to help men and women feel whole again - how special is that?!

Want to be next? Link in bio or leave a ✨ if you want a DM with more info

Must have 2 years tattoo exp or 3 years pmu as this is an advanced service 💕

📍West Yorkshire

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01/11/2026

I came into this work from a completely different background to what existed at the time, I was a regular tattoo artist, for me, there was no clear path, no obvious course to take, I knew I didn’t personally want to take a cosmetic tattoo course to learn this work. I ended up going on my first solo trip and travelling all the way to the USA just to learn it properly 🙈

And then people kept asking me to teach them, repeatedly, for some years to be fair.. it had never been a plan of mine to get into training, then I realised I was unique with my background of being a tattoo artist, I brought a different perspective to the table than what was already available I also have ten years experience in offering medical tattoos!

So I looked at what training was already out there. I Heard so many stories from artists who felt areas were missing in Ar**la training or where they lacked confidence, I studied their work & techniques. I began to see the gaps myself. And then decided to build something totally different - a 6 month mentorship approach that leaves people feeling confident, fulfilled & knowledgeable!

That’s why I created Ar**la Academy®️ **la_academy

Not another short 1-2 day course, Something I felt I had to create because it didn’t exist yet, using the learnings of my own traditional tattoo apprenticeship

We do things differently around here im not sure if you’ve heard!

If your an experienced tattoo or pmu artist looking to learn this advanced skill please leave a ✨ in the comments & ill DM you with the training info 💕

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31/10/2026

Post mastectomy 3D Ar**la tattooed on completely flat surfaces!

The missing piece to restore confidence & self esteem following breast cancer surgery 💕

Thanks so much to my wonderful clients who were happy for me to take these videos to help raise awareness of this wonderful service 🫶🏼✨

Funding options;
🌸 Free with funding
🌼 Free if your happy to be a model during my training classes with experienced artists only **la_academy
🌸 Funded Treatments with private health insurance such as .uk
🌼 Privately funded treatments
🌸 NHS funded treatments if your a patient of BTHFT

📍Based from my private rural studio in West Yorkshire with London clinics available too

I’ve got a handful of appts left for 2026 🙈🤯

For Ar**la tattoo enquiries please email only (no DMs please🙏🏼) [email protected] with abit of info about your medical history 🙂

Thanks for stopping by 🫶

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28/10/2026

After nearly ten years specialising in Ar**la tattoos it’s fair to say I have a good understanding of how these tattoos can feel for people.

I understand getting any kind of tattoo can feel abit intimidating, especially an Ar**la tattoo because it’s for such a different reason.

That’s why I offer completely free consultations, a chance for us to meet & connect in real life to chat and talk through the process!

I offer in person consultations from my private studio in rural Yorkshire on my beautiful family farm or I offer online video call consultations for people who don’t live nearby.

I never charge for these, yes time is precious but so is connection, I never want anyone to feel obliged to go ahead with a treatment if it’s not the right time and I never ever want cost to be a barrier in accessing this service!

In our consultation I will talk you through the process step by step and explain how it works, assess your scars where applicable and answer any questions you may have 🫶

This applies for all scar cover ups too, I still undertake them and always will I love to use my artistry to help people feel confident in their skin!

If you’d like to be sent the info on how to make a consultation you can either;

1- leave a ✨ in the comments and I’ll send you the details
2- email [email protected] with the subject CONSULTATION and a little bit of info of your surgical history on the area to be tattooed

Hope this puts your mind at ease - looking forward to meeting some of you and speaking further 💕

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Unilateral Ar**la tattoo following a lumpectomy and ni**le necrosis funded by Bupa UK 💕Thanks so much to Prof James Harv...
23/10/2026

Unilateral Ar**la tattoo following a lumpectomy and ni**le necrosis funded by Bupa UK 💕

Thanks so much to Prof James Harvey for the recommendation - what an honour and a privilege to have my work recognised by such an incredible surgeon - I truly am so grateful!

There are many reasons why people may need Ar**la tattooing, not just for people who have had a mastectomy but in some cases like this amazing lady who had had a lumpectomy then ni**le loss due to necrosis - it’s rare but it can happen!

I always use the native side to recreate an Ar**la tattoo from as my reference, every single person and their body is different so it’s important to be able to use my artistry to be recreate something custom and unique to replace what was lost due to cancer 💕

I worked tentatively on this tattoo as the skin was very delicate but my lovely client was elated with the results, I will see her again in ten weeks time to review the healed results and add any finishing touches or top up any areas that haven’t had great retention due to the fragile skin - two sessions to get the best results possible 💕

Funding options;
🌸 Free with funding Ni**le Innovation Project (there is a waiting list currently)
🌼 Free if your happy to be a model during my training classes with experienced artists only
🌸 Funded Treatments with private health insurance such as Bupa UK
🌼 Privately funded treatments
🌸 NHS funded treatments if your a patient of BTHFT NHS
🌼 reduced rates available to be a demo model with me in training

📍Based from my private rural studio in West Yorkshire with a handful of December 2026 appointments left 🫶🏼

For Ar**la tattoo enquiries please email only (please no DMs) [email protected] with abit of info about your medical history 🙂

Must be 12 months post op to be eligible to be tattooed 💕

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