Scars Are Beautiful

SCARS ARE BEAUTIFUL.//💚 Reeve was Born October 2016 with two #congenitalheartdefects ASD And VSD. Before turning 2 years old she has already undergone 2 open heart surgeries. #scarsarebeautiful #scarsarebeautifulproject #CHDAWARENESS #chdwarrior #OpenHeartSurgery – at Sydney, New South Wales

Fall in love with @brigittazatko and her Scars Are Beautiful project in the new campaign for #lovebygapbody by @Gap #scarsarebeautiful #scarsarebeautifulproject #openheartsurgery #chdawareness

LOVE Your You / Brigitta Zatko / My Name is -- Love by GapBody Fall 2018 youtu.be/fRySk_V9ZS8 via @YouTube #scarsarebeautiful #openheartsurgery #thegap #lovebygap – at New York, NY

SCARS ARE BEAUTIFUL.//💚 Lyndsay had open heart surgery on August 28, 2017. Diagnosed with a heart tumor located on her mitral valve. @lyndsay_c_ #openheartsurgery #vancouver #scarsarebeautiful #scarsarebeautifulproject – at New Westminster, British Columbia

Shooting in Victoria for the Scars Are Beautiful coffee table book. #scarsarebeautifulproject #photoshoot #CHDawareness #openheartsurgery #portraitphotograhy

SCARS ARE BEAUTIFUL. This is Thaddeus. He is a 28 yr old #correctionalofficer who was born with #tetralogyoffallot. He had open #heart surgery at 3 months old and again at 20 yrs old. His heart hero is #ShaunWhite #scarsarebeautifulproject #openheartsurgery #CHDAwareness – at Chicopee, MA

SCARS ARE BEAUTIFUL. Here is a little #MondayMotivaton for you! Cayley was born with aortic stenosis. March 2017 she had #openheartsurgery for the #RossProcedure. 6 months later she ran her first #halfmarathon #scarsarebeautifulproject #CHDAwareness – at New York, NY

SCARS ARE BEAUTIFUL.//💚 Pictured here is a mother and daughter would both had a heart transplant. Mommy in 2012 at age 22 and daughter in Dec 2017 at not even a year old #chdawareness #scarsarebeautifulproject #heartmonth #hearttransplant #openheartsurgery

SCARS ARE BEAUTIFUL. I’m Marcella, i’m 21 from Italy. I was born with Tetralogy of Fallot. My 1st surgery was at 4 months, the second 9 years old, and the last at 18 years old. Now i’m healtier, stronger, and more beautiful thanks to my scars. #scarsarebeautifulproject – at Naples, Campania

SCARS ARE BEAUTIFUL.//💚 “Jaxon was born with several heart defects. He had a 1st open heart surgery at 7 days old, then at 10 months old. There are more surgeries needed in the future but he is doing great for now #scarsarebeautifulproject #CHDAwareness – at Vancouver, British Columbia

#SCARSAREBEAUTIFUL.//💚 “. Hi my name is Melissa and I am 41 years old. I was born with a bicuspid aortic valve. In 2007, when I was 29, I had to have a emergency open-heart surgery to replace my aortic valve because it was damaged and calcified #scarsarebeautifulproject #chd – at Colorado Springs, CO