Tattoo artist Tran Thi Bich Ngoc. — Photo courtesy of vietnamnet.vn

The young tattoo artist, also known as Ngoc Like, is renowned for her expertise in tattooing over women's scars.

Ngọc completed her master's degree in Motion Pictures Arts and Television from the University of Theater and Performing Arts of Hanoi this year and was previously a graduate of the Faculty of Art Design.

She has been transforming traumatic scars into works of art since 2013, when she was 19.

While tattooing is still considered taboo in Vietnam, she believes covering up scars with artistic tattoos can be a part of the healing process that empowers people, especially women, to start a happier chapter in their lives.