More people than you realize have some condition that makes their physical bodies different from the majority. Many try to hide those differences out of self-consciousness, even though the anomaly might be something you’d never notice anyway. Then there are some who celebrate their differences with a clever tattoo that provokes smiles and puts people at ease.

This guy turned his amputated hand into a finger with a giant tattoo of a fingernail!

Hopefully, now no one will ask what happened to him.

Was it the *F* word or the *L* word? If it was the second option, take it as a warning against trusting in luck.

What is available to cut below the line? Amputee Orlando Wallace shows off his tattoo – and the dark side of his sense of humor.

After mastectomies due to breast cancer, some women opt not to undergo reconstruction surgery. Instead of hiding their experience, a few decide to celebrate it by tattooing a beautiful and/or significant design on their chests.

Staff Sgt. Matt Lammers had already won a Purple Heart following a duty-related injury. Now he has another — after losing three limbs in Iraq. He shows off thetattoo that survived, saying, “This is what they didn’t get.”