Faustine Bollaert: her heartbreaking encounter with a nipple tattoo artist

THE BOLD, this is the new positive meeting of Current wife presented by Faustine Bollaert. The star host of France Televisions goes to meet these women who have succeeded in changing their destiny. Inspirational women, positive women, to give us the momentum that we sometimes lack. In this first issue, Maxime Chattam's companion traveled to the 16th arrondissement of Paris to meet Laurence Malzard.

“After my breast cancer, I was like, 'What do you want to do?'"

Six years ago, Laurence led a life "plan-plan", with her two children and a couple who were starting to struggle. At that point, she learned that she was affected by breast cancer."A family history"as she describes it to Faustine Bollaert. A fighter, Laurence follows her treatment and continues to work. But once the cancer is conquered, the mother begins to ask herself questions about the meaning of her life."I had a couple a little worn. Professionally, I had sold my shop. […] I said to myself: 'What do you want to do?'"This is a press article devoted to Vinnie Myers which will act as an electric shock. This tattoo artist who has been helping women for 20 years in the last stage of breast reconstruction opens up a perspective for him that Laurence never had before. thought. She's going to be a nipple tattoo artist.

For a year, Laurence, now divorced, returned to school and in the evening, in her 25 m2 apartment, she trains to tattoo pig skins that she gleans from the butchers in her neighborhood. She learned tattooing in Paris and also made two trips to the United States to improve her skills. Today, Laurence lives off her passion and helps her patients, the wonder women as she calls them, to rebuild themselves. An incredible and inspiring journey to discover in our video.

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