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Vancouver paramedical tattoo shop offers camouflage for self-harm scars

It teams with National Alliance on Mental Illness of Southwest Washington to offer services

By Nika Bartoo-Smith, Columbian staff reporter
Published: October 25, 2022, 6:02am
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Shonna Roberts of Omnis Ink tattoos over 20-year-old self-harm scars for Angie Williams, program manager at the National Alliance on Mental Illness, at her downtown Vancouver studio. Omnis Ink, Vancouver's first advanced paramedical tattooing studio, recently began working with the National Alliance on Mental Illness to provide scar camouflage treatment for self-harm scars.
Shonna Roberts of Omnis Ink tattoos over 20-year-old self-harm scars for Angie Williams, program manager at the National Alliance on Mental Illness, at her downtown Vancouver studio. Omnis Ink, Vancouver's first advanced paramedical tattooing studio, recently began working with the National Alliance on Mental Illness to provide scar camouflage treatment for self-harm scars. (Photos by Elayna Yussen for The Columbian) Photo Gallery

When Shonna Roberts first opened Omnis Ink about a month ago, she posted in a few different online groups about the services she offers, including scar camouflage for self-harm scars.

While she received many responses thanking her for starting the conversation about self-harm, many people told her they were not ready or did not want to cover their own scars — in large part due to the emotional pain attached, Roberts said.

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