Meet Melinda and Jason: The Couple Behind Body Toowoomba
Walking into a studio for a medical tattoo or laser treatment can feel like a big step. Maybe you've been thinking about it for months. Maybe it's the last part of a long medical journey. Either way, it helps to know who you'll be seeing before you arrive.
So this week, we'd love to introduce you to the two people behind Body Toowoomba: Melinda and Jason.
A Toowoomba love story (and a business)
Melinda and Jason are a well-known Toowoomba couple who bring a personal touch and a real family feel to everything they do.
After they got engaged in 2022, Melinda moved from the Gold Coast to Jason's hometown, Toowoomba. Together they opened Rose & Thorn Tattoo Studio in 2023, and followed it with Body Toowoomba in 2024.
Along the way they've tattooed local reality TV personalities, boxing champions and world-famous musicians, including Teddy Swims.
But at Body Toowoomba, the work that matters most to them is a lot quieter than that. It's helping everyday people feel more comfortable and confident in their own skin.
Meet Melinda: 3D areola, belly button and scar camouflage
Melinda looks after Body Toowoomba's medical tattooing: 3D areola and nipple tattooing, 3D belly button tattoos, and scar and stretch mark camouflage (both ink and inkless).
She's trained in medical tattooing and in traditional tattooing, and runs her own tattoo studio. She's also a certified trauma coach, has an honours degree in arts and comes from a strong family background in the medical field. Put together, that mix of skills is what her work needs: an artist's eye for colour, light and shadow, plus an understanding of scar tissue and healing.
Melinda is also a certified trainer. She teaches other artists how to do realistic areola tattoos properly, because she wants fewer breast cancer survivors left with scarring or poor results from under-qualified artists.
Many of her clients come to her after breast surgery, cancer treatment, a tummy tuck, pregnancy, weight loss, an accident or gender-affirming surgery. Lots of them are referred by surgeons, oncology clinics, breast reconstruction specialists and cosmetic surgery clinics, and some travel interstate to see her.
What clients tend to remember most, though, is how she makes them feel. Her approach is gentle, respectful and trauma-informed. As she puts it on our belly button page, the goal isn't perfection. It's freedom, comfort and confidence in your own skin.
Meet Jason: scalp micropigmentation and laser tattoo removal
Jason is Body Toowoomba's scalp micropigmentation (SMP) specialist, and he also looks after all of our laser tattoo removal. He's the only one on the team with a laser licence, and he has his own dedicated laser room.
He's an award-winning, expertly trained and highly experienced SMP artist, and Inked SMP trained. His recognition includes:
ABACTA Silver, SMP Artist Rising Star (Australian Beauty and Cosmetic Tattoo Awards)
ABACTA finalist, Best SMP Female Scalp
Rising Star finalist, Meeting of Minds SMP event (Europe)
Team Micro award nominee
Jason works with men and women with thinning hair, receding hairlines, alopecia, and scars from injuries or hair transplants. Whether it's a crisp new hairline, extra density through the crown, or camouflaging a donor scar, every treatment is designed around the person in his chair.
He also teaches SMP to other artists, both beginners and those wanting to upskill.
On the laser side, clients often mention how patient and thorough he is. One client, Mackenzie B., said Jason was "unbelievably responsive and thorough with the process of removal" and "patient throughout the process with minimal pain." Another, Cara R., said she "can not recommend him and Body Toowoomba highly enough."
You can see more of Jason's SMP work on Instagram at @smpbyjason.
What it's like to visit us
Body Toowoomba is at 144 Campbell Street, Toowoomba, with easy parking right outside. Our mission is simple: to give professional, compassionate care through advanced medical tattooing, and to help clients feel more confident and comfortable in their own skin, every day.
Here's what you can expect, whoever you're seeing:
A free phone consultation first. Fill in the form on any service page and we'll text you to find a time to call. We'll usually ask you to text through a few photos so we can understand what you need.
In-person consultations if you're local. These are $50, and they're a chance to ask questions and talk through the process face to face.
Honest advice. If we genuinely don't think we can help you get the result you're after, we'll tell you, and we'll try to refer you to someone who can.
A welcoming, inclusive space. All genders, ages and skin tones are welcome.
Clients come to us from Toowoomba, Highfields, Rangeville, Harristown, Drayton, Centenary Heights, Gatton, Warwick and Oakey, as well as Brisbane, the Gold Coast, the Sunshine Coast and interstate.
Ready to say hello?
If you'd like to chat with Melinda or Jason, here's who to contact:
3D areola, belly button tattoos and scar camouflage (Melinda): call or text 0422 194 246, or book through the 3D Areola, 3D Belly Button Tattoo or Scar & Stretch Mark Camouflage pages.
Scalp micropigmentation and laser tattoo removal (Jason): call 0478 178 048, or book through the SMP by Jason or Laser Tattoo Removal pages.
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