I am 33 years old. I was diagnosed with breast cancer last year. I am finished with my chemotherapy and I have recently undergone complete bilateral mastectomies. I have chosen to do breast reconstruction with implants. I am finished with that as well and I am now ready for nipple reconstruction. I have the option to tatoo nipples onto the "breast" instead of going through another surgery (skin grafting to construct a nipple…)I have been through a total of 5 surgeries in the last year and I am not physically and psychologically up to going through another surgery right now. I really just want to be finished with this last step and try to look as normal as possible. I know there are halachic issues with tatoos and I was hoping you can help guide me.
You are allowed to go through the tattoo procedure for the nipple reconstruction.
See the Nishmat Avraham (Hebrew- new edition – 2007), Vol. II (Yore-De'a) 180:a3 (pp. 132-133)
אני מתנדבת במד"א שנים לא מועטות וגם שם אני עושה שבתות וחגים תוך כדי הקפדה ככל יכולתי על קדושת השבת, אך זה בקרבת הבית שלי
Dear Rav Halperin, Please get this question we spoke on the phone ,the Doctor asked the parents to put in the bed of the child
שלום אני משתמשת בתוסף מזון בשם פארמויט, בהמלצת הרופאה הכללית, תוסף זה לחיזוק מערכת החיסונית. שאלתי האם תוסף זה כשר לפסח? ואם לא האם יש