A dad had an identical replica of his son's surgery scar tattooed on his head to help his son to feel more confident and happy.
Drake Britt's one-year-old son Damian had emergency surgery to remove a cyst from the right side of his skull which left him with a scar across the top of his head.
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In March, Drake noticed that one side of Damian's head was bigger than the other and when the tot was taken to the hospital X-rays revealed a cyst the size of a tennis ball on the right side of his skull.
Little Damian was rushed to hospital by air ambulance where doctors performed the intensive neurological procedure.
As soon as Drake saw the six-inch scar on his son's scalp, he decided to get a tattoo to match.Drake, from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, hopes that his tattoo will help his son to be proud of his scar and not allow it to knock his confidence.
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The dad-of-two said: "I don't want him to have to worry about anything.
"I'm hoping that he's going to be excited that I have the scar too, and won't be self-conscious.
"It's to symbolize that if I could have taken the scar, I would have.
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"His surgery was the biggest thing we've ever had to go through in our lives. I wanted to show my support for him.
"Now, he's not the only one who will have a scar for life."
Drake got the tattoo as a surprise while his family were on a nearby camping trip and admits his girlfriend and Damian's mum Emily Stobo, 21 cried when she saw it.
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He said: "She was so happy that I was willing to do something like that.
"Out of all my tattoos, it definitely means the most to me."
Family friend and tattoo artist Joel Wiggers, of Joel Lee Tattoos in Naimano, stepped up to the challenge of bringing the body art to life.
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He said: "His dad felt very helpless that he couldn't do anything for his son.
"He didn't want his son to go through it alone and have such a big scar on his head."
"It was a first for me. I thought it was a beautiful gesture to make for his son, because I have my own kids as well.
"It will definitely bond them closer later on in life."
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