Getting a new tat

Well, I am 19lbs away from losing my very first 100lbs and the hubby has told me I get a new tat as my reward. I currently have three; a winnie the pooh on my right shoulder blade (he's the first and needs to be re-inked), two roses with celtic work enclosing my left ankle, and celtic knotwork on the small of my back. My problem is once I lose all my weight, I am planning to have plastic surgery and are not sure if it will affect any of the tats I have or where to put this new one so surgery doesn't affect it. I am planning on having a lower body lift (will this screw up the gorgeous celtic work on my lower back?), a breastlift with augmentation (never had big boobs so I figure while I'm second mortgaging the home to have the lower body lift, I may as well go for it all), and possibly my arms to remove the batwings. That doesn't leave much skin which won't be removed or reshaped to put new ink and tats are too expensive and lovely to be temporary. Anyone have any ideas? Kelly in TN -81lbs

Howdy Neighbor! Well it all depends on what kind of surgery you are planning on having. Me? I carried a lot of "back fat" so I know I am probably gonna have the circumfrencial cut (goes all the way around) therefore I can't get any lower back tats until after that. However if you really spend time searching your local PS, I am sure you will find one who is inked him/herself or who is expierenced in working on patients who want to maintain their tats after surgery. Brightest Blessings for a Wonderful Day~ Jamie M. Weight- 257/225.5/146 BMI- 44.1/38.7/25 Height- 5' 4" Surgery Date: 1/19/05 My WLS Journey Site: http://home.bellsouth.net/p/PWP-LadyAutumnsWLSjourney No matter what size, we are all Goddesses inside!

Oh yeah.... you could alway choose a spot that will not be affected by surgery such as: nape of the neck, other ankle, top of foot, wrists, back of calf, other shoulder.... HUGS~ Jamie

Jamie, Thanks for the reply. I'm considering a spot that won't be affected by any plastics, but just don't know yet. I don't carry alot of fat on my back so I'm hoping they can save my celtic knotwork on my lower back. Kelly