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Anyone get a tattoo to cover their lapband scar? If so, lets see em!

I think I want to do this once I get close to goal!

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You know, I had thought about getting a new tattoo once I reach my next goal as a reward to myself. But, I never even gave a thought to having my scars done. I keloid really bad, so I am not even sure if that would be possible for me. But, it is definitely an interesting idea.

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MY DH wants to tattoo his open heart scar. My Dad was recently in the hospital and one of the patients there was a gall bladder surgery patient, but he was telling us he had a kidney/pancreas transplant years ago, and showed us his scar with a totally realistic looking zipper tattooed on it! The pull on the "zipper" even looked like the tab was chipped and broken!

DH and I collect antique barbed wire---we have a small ranch in Texas, and we found a bunch on the ranch, so just kept collecting it, and we have talked about tattooing his like barbed wire wrapped around it holding it closed.

I anxiously await seeing some pics here!!

Kat

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I hadn't thought about tattooing the scars......great idea!

I have been thinking about tattooing 13,625 on my wrist, so every time I'm tempted to binge or go astray I will be reminded how much I've invested!

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I have no tattoo on my band scars-

but, have been thinking I would tattoo a Plastic surgery scar ... if I can get a lower body lift next year. Like a tiny vine "belt" winding around where the scar will be. If I need an anchor incision it will trail up twisting together toward my "chest" area.

Hope to see some pics soon!!!

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I hadn't thought about tattooing the scars......great idea!

I have been thinking about tattooing 13,625 on my wrist, so every time I'm tempted to binge or go astray I will be reminded how much I've invested!

Love that idea!!!

Kat - I have some old rusty barb' if ya want:)

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I like that idea too, maybe I should do the same!

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First, I read that, and thought----what are those numbers??? Kids birthdays? And all these momentary thoughts bouncing around, and then I read what they were, I laughed out loud literally!!!!

Luluc--tell me more about your rusty barbed wire!!! Sounds amazing--but we have 2 strands of wire---about 20" each---and they are worth more than his truck and my car put together!!! All because I was looking for a cheap---fitting decoration---for an old ranch house.

No pics yet......

Kat

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I was talking to DH @ lunch today about the tatoo (we both have at least one) - and he suggested 101207 inside our left wrist - We were banded the same day together Oct.12, 2007...I think I suggested that to him once - but will let him think it's his idea....:smile2:

Kat - the South West part of our Ranch seems to be a dumping ground for people who just want to toss their old crap (and I mean old crap) over our stockade. We're remodeling our farm house, and I like to add some of it to the "yard art decor" (DH term...LOL)- but we have MORE than enough... I know it's there when I see a little boo boo on one of the Labs = they nose around and typically get nicked - well the not so smart one does:rolleyes:

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I thought about getting a tattoo as a reward for reaching goal also, but never thought about tattooing a scar. I did consider tatooing my mastectomy scars, but they're huge and really ugly, so I've abandond that idea.

You guys have some great ideas. I especially like putting the date on the wrist. I saw where Lindsy Lohan had BREATH tattooed on the inside of her wrist in white. You can barely see, but I thought that was kind of neat and different. I just may put my date inside my wrist in white and then get a decorative tattoo later when I reach goal.

Glad to see I'm not the only one. I already have two, but one was on my chest and is now screwed up looking (just a tiny heart) and so I really only have one normal looking tattoo.

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Were you talking about a tattoo for all the scars? You said scar, but.. I have 5 or 6 scars. I think it'd look kinda odd to tattoo them all.

I'm too much of a sissy to tattoo my stomach, if I ever got small enough I want to be able to wear bikinis and people don't look at little scars as much as they do tats... and if you watch Survivor, there's a girl with some black tattoo above her bikini and it looks like her pubes are comin out of it.. eek!

Anyone actually done this? I wanna see how it'd look, in my head it doesn't look good.

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