Dad gets ear implant tattoo to support hearing-impaired daughter

In a touching display of affection and support, a New Zealand father has gotten a cochlear implant tattoo so his young daughter doesn’t feel alone.

Charlotte Campbell, 6, who had her first implant put in at the age of four, has just received her second cochlear implant, reports The New Zealand Herald.

Her father, Alistair, decided to get his own implant tattooed on the side of his head, after discovering Charlotte was deaf in her left ear and has a condition that limits sound from transmitting to her right ear.

What prompted the formerly tattoo-free dad to shave his head and get inked?

“My love for her, really,” he told The New Zealand Herald. “Hey, my hair can grow back.”

According to The Huffington Post, Campbell plans on growing his hair but will shave it for special occasions — or anytime his daughter wants a reminder.

Mr. Campbell told The New Zealand Herald that Charlotte giggled when she saw the tattoo, calling it “cool.”

A photo of the pair has gone viral, with over 60,000 likes on The LAD Bible’s Facebook page.

“Parenting done right!” posted one user, commenting on the photo.

Charlotte’s mother, Anita, says hearing impairment runs in the family — her own mother had a cochlear implant, and her son, Lewis, wears hearing aids.

But what really struck her was how much of a difference the first implant made in Charlotte’s life.

“She wouldn’t talk to anybody [before she had the implant] to pretty much a social butterfly,“ Anita told The New Zealand Herald.