Remember that heart-shaped piece of flesh preserved in plastic that I posted a couple weeks ago? Here’s the now-healed ear it came from, Helen at The Laundry in Brisbane, Australia, who had it done by Howie (LunaCobra) during his Australian tour.
Heart Shaped Cartilage Removal
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70 responses to “Heart Shaped Cartilage Removal”
Jonathan S., people like you are the reason that they sell DIY piercing kits at the mall, and kids end up in the news for having absolutely horrid results and infections.
The modified community needs 100% less commercial exploitation and more people actually doing their fucking research instead of thinking that a picture of a completed mod on the internet has suddenly made them a licensed expert.
Just go to a shop and ask someone licensed to wield a scalpel to do it, hack.
Jonathan S., people like you are the reason that they sell DIY piercing kits at the mall, and kids end up in the news for having absolutely horrid results and infections.
The modified community needs 100% less commercial exploitation and more people actually doing their fucking research instead of thinking that a picture of a completed mod on the internet has suddenly made them a licensed expert.
Just go to a shop and ask someone licensed to wield a scalpel to do it, hack.
Wouldn’t this just be adorable with glass in it though?
Although I’m not sure how well glass would work with healing, if at all…
Wouldn’t this just be adorable with glass in it though?
Although I’m not sure how well glass would work with healing, if at all…
glass is actually fantastic for healing.
glass is actually fantastic for healing.
wow, looks so neat!!!
wow, looks so neat!!!
I respect the ‘idea’ of this but I am not a big fan of the outcome
I respect the ‘idea’ of this but I am not a big fan of the outcome
Whoa, Neurot1k, I didn’t mean that these things would be available to the public.
I was thinking more like a nice, sterile package containing a nifty special punch and matching jewelry, sold to a qualified professional by the manufacturer.
Anyone with a credit card can buy needles and punches from BMEshop, don’t you know? This doesn’t mean that a bunch of inexperienced non-piercers are going to order some and hurt themselves.
If I wanted to cut down a tree in my yard, I wouldn’t buy a chainsaw from Home Depot just because it’s easily available, because I don’t know how to use it. I’d rather hire a trustworthy experienced professional with his own chainsaw to do it for me. Get it?
Didn’t mean to enrage you. Chill out.
Whoa, Neurot1k, I didn’t mean that these things would be available to the public.
I was thinking more like a nice, sterile package containing a nifty special punch and matching jewelry, sold to a qualified professional by the manufacturer.
Anyone with a credit card can buy needles and punches from BMEshop, don’t you know? This doesn’t mean that a bunch of inexperienced non-piercers are going to order some and hurt themselves.
If I wanted to cut down a tree in my yard, I wouldn’t buy a chainsaw from Home Depot just because it’s easily available, because I don’t know how to use it. I’d rather hire a trustworthy experienced professional with his own chainsaw to do it for me. Get it?
Didn’t mean to enrage you. Chill out.
i like the look of larger, empty cart holes.
i like the look of larger, empty cart holes.
you know, i really like how this looks. imagine the shadow it would cast! and Scott!, i’m thinking a star would be difficult to heal mostly because the pointed ends would dull out as the cartilage recovered. it would end up looking more like a five-pointed blob or a stubby starfish.
you know, i really like how this looks. imagine the shadow it would cast! and Scott!, i’m thinking a star would be difficult to heal mostly because the pointed ends would dull out as the cartilage recovered. it would end up looking more like a five-pointed blob or a stubby starfish.
um, i looked at this the other day and literally thought “oh that’s a nice colour of ink” and kept scrolling thinking that was all i was looking at! didn’t even see the hole.
desensitizating? who knows.
um, i looked at this the other day and literally thought “oh that’s a nice colour of ink” and kept scrolling thinking that was all i was looking at! didn’t even see the hole.
desensitizating? who knows.
nice one i difrent way of geting a cool shap for a tunil
nice one i difrent way of geting a cool shap for a tunil