What Happens To Tattoos When You Lose Weight

Olivia Luz

I have a friend that is covered neck to toes and has lost over 180lbs and become very active in mma and his tattoos look the same aside from fading age. The tattoo will stretch and become lighter from weight gain. If you ve lost a large amount of weight in a short period of time for example 100 pounds in a year you may definitely experience some changes in your ink.

Changes caused by weight loss will differ depending on skin elasticity age.

As you can imagine this will affect your tattoo. If you lose weight after a tattoo the ink will be denser. Therefore it will spring back better the tattoo will more closely resemble the original. The only real concern would be a torso tattoo and significant enough weight loss to require skin removal.

Like the man before me said if you got a tattoo of a circle after gaining losing weight it can turn into an oval just becareful as to where you get it. Tattoos of all sizes are susceptible to damage from weight gain loss. It probably depends on how much weight you have to lose as well. This can result in excessive saggy and wrinkled skin.

Younger healthier skin has better elasticity. Cellulite and stretch marks may also become more visible. When it comes to weight loss the biggest changes in the composition of your tattoo will be in its size and location on your body. For instance if you got a tattoo on the side of your thigh then lost a considerable amount of weight the positioning of that tattoo might no longer be the same.

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The impact of weight changes is greater on some body parts than others and you may want to speak to your tattoo artist if you re planning on significant weight loss after your tattoo. Quick drastic weight loss can reduce the body s ability to regain elasticity in the skin s layers. Changes in your body including weight gain pregnancy weight loss or aging can impact the appearance of your tattoo. This can cause sagging skin.

Unless it is a big tattoo spread out over a massive area combined with massive weight loss it should remain proportional. Losing weight slowly is key to keeping a tattoo intact. With rapid weight loss the skin can t keep up because it doesn t have time to naturally contract as your body shrinks. I have about 35 40 lbs i d like to drop but if i had 100 lbs to drop and a tattoo in an area likely to be affected by weight loss i might be a bit anxious about its potential final look.

In addition to the rate at which you are losing weight you should also consider the placement of your tattoos. If the tattoo is large and on the hips and a person suddenly drops around 50 pounds the tattoo may sag if the skin becomes loose. Or if a person has a large tattoo on the hip and suddenly puts on a lot of weight then the tattoo will get stretch marks. Also make sure that they tattooist.

If your tattoos are in the areas of this complication you will likely see a distorted appearance to the image.