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| Facebook banned mastectomy nipple tattoo pictures | |
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| A woman who provides nipple tattoos to women who have undergone mastectomies has criticised Facebook for banning pictures of her work. | A woman who provides nipple tattoos to women who have undergone mastectomies has criticised Facebook for banning pictures of her work. |
| Gemma Winstanley from East Yorkshire carries out the work for free, but last week she was blocked by the social media giant after sharing images. | |
| She said her page was suspended for "displaying sexual content". | |
| On Tuesday, Facebook said the content was "incorrectly removed" and her account had been reinstated. | |
| Ms Winstanley said she was "disgusted" that she had been banned while Facebook allowed videos of abuse and violence on the site. | Ms Winstanley said she was "disgusted" that she had been banned while Facebook allowed videos of abuse and violence on the site. |
| "It's not even a real nipple," she said | "It's not even a real nipple," she said |
| "I don't show it in a sexual way. It's only the picture of the actual areola and the nipple itself." | "I don't show it in a sexual way. It's only the picture of the actual areola and the nipple itself." |
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| Ms Winstanley said she relies on Facebook to promote her service. | |
| "Giving somebody the areola tattoo, it's just the end of the treatment," she said. | "Giving somebody the areola tattoo, it's just the end of the treatment," she said. |
| "It's finishing, it's giving them the normality back that's been taken away. | "It's finishing, it's giving them the normality back that's been taken away. |
| "I often have tears. Ladies send me cards and flowers and things and say how it's changed their lives." | "I often have tears. Ladies send me cards and flowers and things and say how it's changed their lives." |
| In a statement, Facebook said: "Adult nudity isn't allowed on Facebook, but we do make exceptions where posts are clearly intended for medical or educational purposes. | |
| "In this case, the content was reported to us and incorrectly removed. | |
| "We have apologised to Gemma and reinstated the content immediately." |