Turning to tattoos has helped him love his body and change his self-image.

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Kevin (@thecreekman) is a self-described morbid obesity defeater.

“Since my earliest childhood I had always been overweight,” he told Metro.

Kevin also explained that he had stretchmarks by age 10.

By 18, he said: “I had already tried several diets, without any success.”

However, he found a friend who also wanted to lose weight and who motivated him.

Slowly, the weight started to come off.

“Suddenly I found myself in a new body, to take a second chance at life,” Kevin said.

“A new form of willpower was born, to work really hard for everything I want to achieve in life, because I started to believe that everything is possible!”

However, Kevin also turned to tattoos to change his body.

After surgeries left him with scars, he took to tattoos to cover them up and change his body image.

His body is now covered in custom tattoos from a variety of artists.

“My tattoos were the last puzzle piece to build strength, confidence and freedom in my skin,” Kevin said.