By Stephen Matthews Health Editor For Mailonline
Published: 13:50 BST, 21 June 2019 | Updated: 13:51 BST, 21 June 2019
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A doting father has had a tattoo on his chest which matches his six-year-old son's heart surgery scar.
Joey Watts last month had an operation to widen a major blood vessel, leaving him with a six-inch scar running down his chest.
His father, Martin, decided to have a replica of the scar tattooed onto his own chest to show Joey it is nothing to be ashamed of.
Joey's younger brother, Harley, whose age is unknown, also has the same heart defect, called supravalvular aortic stenosis.
Joey Watts last month had an operation to widen a major blood vessel, leaving him with a six-inch scar running down his chest (pictured with his father Martin, showing off his tattoo)
Joey's younger brother, Harley, whose age is unknown, also has the same heart defect, called supravalvular aortic stenosis (pictured is Joey on hospital)
Leanne, Joey’s mother, said: 'All of these warriors should be proud of their scars and all they achieve in life.
'We have another little boy called Harley with the same condition who will also be having surgery in the near future.
'So to us this is an amazing thing to do to spread awareness, and maybe encourage a few more people help to fundraise for such a fantastic cause.'
SVAS is a congenital disorder that narrows the large vessel carrying blood from the heart to the rest of the body.
