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Want a tattoo, but have an important question

InxInx Registered User regular
edited September 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
So I've finally decided on a tattoo that I can be happy with. However, I'm overweight and finally on the track to losing it. So, my question is can weight loss (say about 80 or so pounds worth) fuck up an existing tattoo in any way? If it can, I'll wait until I've lost that weight. If not, then I probably won't wait.

Anyone know?

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  • SkyCaptainSkyCaptain IndianaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Depends on where you'll get the tattoo and how much your skin shrinks from the weight loss.

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  • InxInx Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Right now I'm thinkin it would be best on the round of my shoulder, or the outside of my bicep. Not the fattest parts of me by far.

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  • RookRook Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    80 pounds is a lot though. I'd wait on it, and it can be a reward.

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  • RaneadosRaneados police apologist you shouldn't have been there, obviouslyRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    i'd also say leave off, it'll be a great incentive to lose weight

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  • Limp mooseLimp moose Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    That part of your arm can change shape dramatically depending on how you are losing weight. (IE getting big or total cardio.) If you lose 80 pounds in trade for only 10 of muscle your arm would grow considerably. Much better to wait.

    I have a skull on my right arm/shoulder area that looks funny when ever I start lifting too much because I got it when I was puny.

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  • DarkewolfeDarkewolfe Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Yes, losing such a large amount of weight will almost certainly change the way your skin hangs, which will definitely impact the tattoo. As someone else said, make the tattoo a reward for yourself after you lose the weight.

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  • EshEsh Tending bar. FFXIV. Motorcycles. Portland, ORRegistered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Definitely wait. Use it as an incentive to slim down.

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  • InxInx Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Awesome, I had a feeling that this would be the case, but such a unanimous response is exactly what I needed. Thanks guys!

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  • blakfeldblakfeld Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Inx wrote: »
    Right now I'm thinkin it would be best on the round of my shoulder, or the outside of my bicep. Not the fattest parts of me by far.

    Losing weight first is a good idea

    However, I have a tat there, then lost about the same amount of weight, and it seems to look about the same as it ever did.

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  • Chases Street DemonsChases Street Demons Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    Even small amounts of weight gain or loss can affect a tattoo. I've got a small one on my chest, I put on about 30 pounds in the 10 years since I got it and there is noticable stretching. It's not OMGWTF, but stretching the canvas affects the artwork. :)

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  • mullymully Registered User regular
    edited September 2010
    I also say "wait". Unless of course you get a tattoo of the last page of a MAD magazine, then when you've lost all the weight, your skin could be loose enough to fold over to see the hilarious joke!

    I'm in the same boat - want a tattoo, but going to wait. And good for you, by the way!

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