A mum said it was a "lucky bonus" when a misshapen tattoo was removed during dramatic 5lb skin removal surgery after she lost 10st. Morgan Woodruff, 33, piled on the weight and tipped the scales at 21.5st thanks to 'comfort eating' due to poor mental health.
She struggled to squeeze into XXXL clothes after gorging on up to 5,000 calories a day, including McDonald's and pizza every night. Splitting with her husband and a cruel remark from a then-friend kick-started her body transformation, and she lost 10st 2lbs in just over a year.
The waitress admits she didn't realise how much progress she had made until the final step - getting 5lbs of excess skin removed, and is now 9st. She can slip into a slender size XS with ease - and sometimes even shops in the kids' section.
