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did you need plastic surgery on your lower/forarms

bigred2000
bigred2000
I would like to finish my arm, i have a full tattoo arm sleeve well almost. I do my tats so i am wondering did anyone need to remove excess skin from the lower half of arm. Im sure i will have alot of excess skin on my upper arm i have big arms. But not sure about lower arm.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I am down 105 lbs, my lower arms are a bit loose, but not baggy. Even if I decide to do the upper arm, my lower isn't enough to even consider doing.
Spotz
Spotz
I was told that there's nothing that can be done effectively for arms below the elbow, or legs below the knees. Do you have some other information? Just curious. As far as I'm concerned, my plastics are complete. Totally worth the money and looooong healing time!

Spotz
bigred2000
bigred2000
Thats what i was told when i called a surgeon office i am planning on finishing the last part of my lower arm i was just worried about excess skin. Think ill wait til i get closer to my goal just in case. Thanks for your quick responces.
goldenrivers
goldenrivers
Just build bigger muscles to fill out whatever part of your arm that bothers you. :)
KatLin
KatLin
I have lost 170lbs and my lower arms and my calfs seemd to of tightened up nicely with the loss.......the rest of me kinda looks like a prune even worse in some areas.

I've noticed even at 2.5 yrs out my breasts are shrinking up more (ok dosent sound good but it is lol) and my belly or ampron sp? is starting to shrink moore. Wonder if by the time im 200 it will all take care of it self?

whats your tat looking like? flowers? dragons? viine of skuls?
bigred2000
bigred2000
My arm is a mix of tigers flowers and butterflies. It a big mix of me ;) i only have the back of my forarm to finish im thinking flower vines spelling out women. I know it seems crazy but ive always called my mom women since i was a kid and since she passed away think it would be preety. Ill post a pic if i can figure out how!
SgtSmith
SgtSmith
I got floppy arms and a saggy belly. LOL even got wrinkled flab on the butt! I doubt I get plastic surgery cause it costs too much. I guy my age is supposed to be wrinkled! My one and only tat has survived just fine. I think it is a tiny bit smaller but that makes the colors brighter and the whole thing more defined. Still got about 70 I want to lose may be a little more floppy by then,
KatLin
KatLin
you can see your own butt sg? lol j/k

your tat sounds awesome red It would be great if you could post a pic.
SgtSmith
SgtSmith
Katlin, soon as I get My wife to take a pic I will post it, it has her name on it.
SgtSmith
SgtSmith
sorry I read it wrong I thot you meant mine!
KatLin
KatLin
Yea post it sg I would like to see yours too. I play with the idea of covering a scar on my ankle but back out lol now that you can see I have a ankle im playing with the idea again
bigred2000
bigred2000
Isnt awesome when you can see your ankles and your collar bone too. I was like woooaaa hold on i have bones tHere :)