Empowered Recovery · Springfield, Illinois

You're more than just a pink ribbon — you're loved.

♥

Compassionate paramedical re-pigmentation and 3D areola & nipple restoration for breast cancer survivors — restoring not just color, but confidence. Painless. Personal. Made for you.

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Medicare & Medicaid Painless SofTap We never turn anyone away

Our story

Born from love, for people who've been through so much.

Hi, I'm Marilyn Ware — the artist and founder of Bodacious Beauty Barr. I bring a nursing and clinical background to this work, but the reason I do it is deeply personal.

My mom is a two-time breast cancer survivor. Walking beside her, I saw how much it takes out of a person — and how much more a survivor is than the disease they beat. That's why I do this work: re-pigmentation and 3D restoration give survivors back a piece of themselves, gently and without pain. Everyone who sits in my chair is treated like family.

You're more than a pink ribbon. You're loved.

What we do

Restoration, camouflage & permanent cosmetics

Gentle, by-hand work using the painless SofTap method — for survivors and for anyone who wants to feel at home in their skin.

3D areola & nipple restoration

Lifelike, dimensional re-creation after reconstruction — the heart of what we do.

Vitiligo re-pigmentation

Blending lost pigment back into the skin for an even, natural tone.

Lip blushing & dark-lip neutralization

Soft, natural color — and correction of uneven or dark lips.

Scar & imperfection camouflage

Softening surgical, trauma and other scars so they blend in.

Stretch-mark camouflage

Re-pigmenting stretch marks to match your surrounding skin.

Permanent cosmetics & color correction

SofTap permanent makeup — and fixing work that's too dark or the wrong tone.

Eyebrow services

Ombré, permanent brows & restoration for hair loss / alopecia.

Coming soon

Scalp micropigmentation

Re-creating the look of density for thinning or missing hair.

Coming soon

Conditions we can treat

Whatever brought you here, there's a good chance we can help.

VitiligoConceal blemishesRestore colorHypopigmentation BirthmarksSurgical scarsCleft lip & palateTrauma scars Stretch marksAge spots & melasma

The difference

Why the SofTap method

A hand method — not a machine or "gun." After everything survivors have been through, the last thing they need is more pain.

Truly painless

Applied gently by hand with a topical numbing agent — no injections, no buzzing machine.

Color correction experts

Too dark, too light, wrong tone from somewhere else? We can correct color that machines struggle with.

We take insurance

Medicare & Medicaid now — and we'll work with you to get your care covered.

Learn more about the SofTap® hand method →

The work

Examples of what we do

Before-and-after examples of the treatments we provide. If you're ever proud of your own results, we'd love to feature them — your courage could be just what gives the next person the strength to begin. Always, and only, with your blessing.

3D areola and nipple restoration, before and after example — Before → After3D areola & nipple restoration

Abdomen stretch-mark camouflage, before and after example — Before → AfterStretch-mark camouflage — abdomen

Back stretch-mark camouflage, before and after example — Before → AfterStretch-mark camouflage — back

Arm stretch-mark camouflage, before and after example — Before → AfterStretch-mark camouflage — arm

Vitiligo re-pigmentation, before and after example — Before → AfterVitiligo re-pigmentation

Forehead scar camouflage, before and after example — Before → AfterScar camouflage — forehead

Surgical scar camouflage near the eye, healing progression example — Before → AfterSurgical scar camouflage — eye

Neck scar camouflage, before and after example — Before → AfterScar camouflage — neck

Lip blushing, before and after example — Before → AfterLip blushing

A gentle heads-up

The examples below include intimate medical photos, like 3D areola restoration. Take a look whenever you feel ready.

Illustrative examples · tasteful medical photography

Insurance & booking

We don't turn anyone away.

Bodacious Beauty Barr accepts Medicare & Medicaid today, with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Aetna & Humana on the way. Have something else? We'll work with you to help get your services covered.

MedicareMedicaidBlue Cross Blue Shield (soon)Aetna (soon)Humana (soon)

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Credentials & care

In caring, experienced hands

SofTapCertified in the painless hand method

MedicalNursing & clinical background

LicensedCredentialed provider (NPI on file)

LocalGreater Springfield Chamber member

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Visit & contact

Bodacious Beauty BarrPhone(217) 775-4190
Address319 E Madison St, Suite 4J
Springfield, IL 62701
HoursMon, Tue, Thu, Fri  10am–6pm
Wed  1pm–6pm
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