A tattoo artist from Cullingworth will host a talk as part of a collaboration between TEDx and NHS this Saturday (September 28).
Lucy Thompson is founder of The Nipple Innovation Project, a mastectomy tattoo charity established in 2018.
The charity provides realistic areola tattoos for women who have undergone breast cancer surgery.
In partnering with Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, it is the first charity to partner with the NHS to offer such a service.
Ms Thompson will take to the stage at The Royal Institution, in London, to talk about her work to an expected live audience of around 400.
The event will also be livestreamed online.
Ms Thompson said: "Nipple tattoos are offered on the NHS for people who want them, but they are basic, semi-permanent and they quickly fade away, negatively impacting a person's self esteem.
"Our solution is here to stay and the result is much more realistic looking, as we are using our specific skills as tattoo artists.
"We also offer our services in a beautiful private studio in a rural setting, out in the countryside, so there are no hospitals and the experience is one that encourages reflection, escapism, and serenity, helping survivors to find their confidence again, and to help them love their bodies again after they have been through something so life changing."
Ms Thompson, 34, a mum of 1, originally travelled to San Antonio, Texas, to become qualified in the art.
"Me standing on this stage is a culmination of so many years of hard work.
"Thousands and thousands of hours of volunteer work, and advocating for many years, has got me to this point and enabled us to change so much for so many people already.
"I know how different you can feel, thanks to a tattoo - and now to have a charity dedicated to using them for good is just the best feeling.
"Work was, and still is, being done by practitioners who are given minimal training, and they are unintentionally causing further damage.
"I wanted to make my service accessible to anyone affected by breast cancer without cost being a factor and I wanted to build a directory of artists throughout the UK to make it more accessible to more people, so the charity was born."
Tickets to watch Ms Thompson's talk in person in London can be booked at www.tedxnhs.com, and her talk can be watched live online via the same website.
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