Apologies if this thread is in the wrong section, or if it's already been done, as I'm pretty new here.

I have several tattoos, some of which have stretched to DOUBLE their original size and one of which has been ruined due to gaining weight. All my tattoos I got when I was thin.

Do any of you have before/after pics of tattoos from when you were heavy and now that you've reached goal weight? Do they return to normal or what type of experience with this did you have?

I seriously can't wait to get to my goal weight so I can get more tats! :wub:

Man. I have always thought of that. And being that I have lost and gained and lost and gained sooooo many times- I have always put my tattoo's where my skin stretches the least like my ankle, wrist, and back of my neck. And now that I am close to my goal- I can't wait to get more too!!! It is super addictive!!!

it was my chest tattoo that stretched the worst, though by back tattoo is somewhat stretched too. It's bad enough I'll probably get it covered but I have to wait!

A tat that has already been ruined will not go back to normal. The pigment has already been distorted.

Oh holy crap bat man. I didn't think about my tattoos. I'm gonna have a withered long stem rose on my boob. And my butterfly on my back is gonna look like a buzzard on my crack.

Lol I've never been thin so if mine get jacked up by getting that way I'll cover them with some more ink!

Ouch, sorry to hear this. Yep, I think that you're probably going to want to reward yourself with some coverup work once you're at goal.

None of mine really had a huge impact with my weight gain so they look just fine with my loss. The only one I worried about was the one on my neck...I thought it might get saggy with the loss since my face was so bloated before. But I didn't have an issue so there you go.

Good luck and I say worry about it later. If you decide on plastics after that will also impact any tattoos placed in certain areas so wait until you're sure you're done with your body before you get new ones or start coverups.

~Cheri

I have 5 butterflies on my back. I got them a few years ago, at about 220 lbs. I went up to 275 before surgery. What I noticed recently is I can see the one on my left shoulder when I turn my head. This was the night that I got it.

I was worried about this. My artist told said to wait until after I lose weight to get anymore. He also told me that they will be distorted after weight loss especially if I the' weight comes off fast.