I am interested to hear from anyone with tattoos how their weight loss has effected the tattoos. I am due to be banded around Xmas and I have quite a few tattoos..a full arm sleeve, all across shoulders and chalves. I am worried they are going to becuase misshapped and look after the weight loss....any feedback from anyone would be greatly appreciated

Hey Sarah I too worry about weightloss and my tattoos ....I have one right across my lower back which goes a third up my back and am really worried it will be unrecognisable when I lose weight.........:-(

Hi Sarah,

My concern was very similiar since I also have tatts. A coworker who had the surgery said a tatt on her arm which stretched across her upper arm, now sits in the middle of her arm since she has lost weight. Her tatt is a simple name, but I have tatts on my back and a dragon fly on my shoulder that I wonder about. My back doesnt concern me as much see I dont see it (lol) but I think this is a great question and I look forward to seeing other replies.

Hi Sarah

I've only got one, which has just kind of gotten slightly smaller, but it hasn't lost its shape etc at all after a loss of around 40kg. But then again, it is on my forearm, which wasn't a particularly chubby part of my body compared to the rest (but that part of my arm has definitely shrunk some).

It will be interesting to see how you go with those bigger ones.

Only time will tell I guess. If they do go funny I'll pas them off as some modern art, through acid eyes looking tattoo. I dont know, I care but it is not the most important thing the most important thing is this surgery, I am so excited about it got a call this morning to say that it has been brought forward to the 21st of this month was orginally scheduled for mid december. I tried to update my ticker but I think it has all gone wrong but I dont care.....16 days to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:smile::thumbup: