Paramedical tattooing is a unique field at the intersection of classic body art and reconstructive medicine. Unlike traditional decorative tattoos, which are meant to adorn the body or express individuality through symbols, paramedical tattooing has a different, more profound goal: to restore a person’s sense of wholeness and self-confidence. It involves working with trauma, and the physical and psychological consequences of surgeries, illnesses, and accidents. When medicine completes its work of saving lives and restoring bodily functions, the tattoo artist steps in to erase the visual reminders of the experienced ordeal.