Good morning, ModBlog! Let’s start today backwards: Here we have a young man who got his 18 mm. lip piercing closed and stitched up by Brooklyn’s number one son, xPUREx. It’s not uncommon to find reactions to procedures like this … not negative, necessarily, but certainly sad: people tend to be disappointed when a person has his or her stretched ears/lip/whatever restored to their original state. Understandable, to be sure, but I have to say, I’m always rather impressed that these stretched piercings that so many of us grew up believing to be relatively “permanent” are increasingly reversible. This isn’t to say that such procedures should be taken lightly, of course, but the ingenuity is pretty remarkable nonetheless.
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For Nullo you can always get testosterone injections and silicon testicles. If you want to have kids in the future, freeze some of your swimmers before hand… or adopt.
For Nullo you can always get testosterone injections and silicon testicles. If you want to have kids in the future, freeze some of your swimmers before hand… or adopt.
i´m so sick of this “dedicated to bodymodification”thinking some of you people have. people change, you get tired of shit or maybe just want to have it reversed/removed or whatever because it doesn´t feel right anymore. why does some of you think it´s such a big deal? like you betray the whole bodymodification culture or something..blalabla…whatever. im tired.
anyhow, the stiches looks good.
i´m so sick of this “dedicated to bodymodification”thinking some of you people have. people change, you get tired of shit or maybe just want to have it reversed/removed or whatever because it doesn´t feel right anymore. why does some of you think it´s such a big deal? like you betray the whole bodymodification culture or something..blalabla…whatever. im tired.
anyhow, the stiches looks good.
chicks dig scars :]
chicks dig scars :]
#25: Dedication to body modification? Seriously?
Tattoos can be removed too, there may always be SLIGHT remnants of the tattoo after the removal, but removing a piercing (especially a large gauge one) leaves some scarring behind too. As the fellow pictured is definitely going to have on his face.
I don’t think you sound like an asshole, as I’ve been known to say things that people don’t like too much either, but it’s your opinion.
#25: Dedication to body modification? Seriously?
Tattoos can be removed too, there may always be SLIGHT remnants of the tattoo after the removal, but removing a piercing (especially a large gauge one) leaves some scarring behind too. As the fellow pictured is definitely going to have on his face.
I don’t think you sound like an asshole, as I’ve been known to say things that people don’t like too much either, but it’s your opinion.
I wish there was a before and after side by side for this.
had to do something simular myself after I had my labret done. It just wouldn’t sit right and be comfortable, and then one day I hurt my gumline on one tooth and it had to go as well. After letting it heal a year I came back to the idea and had a vertical labret done. I’ve had it three years now and love it and have had no problems.
I wish there was a before and after side by side for this.
had to do something simular myself after I had my labret done. It just wouldn’t sit right and be comfortable, and then one day I hurt my gumline on one tooth and it had to go as well. After letting it heal a year I came back to the idea and had a vertical labret done. I’ve had it three years now and love it and have had no problems.
just ot of curiosity dustin…..did your lip bow up much with the piercing in? im trying to guage how far I can take mine before it starts bulging a bit 🙂
just ot of curiosity dustin…..did your lip bow up much with the piercing in? im trying to guage how far I can take mine before it starts bulging a bit 🙂
Wow, Dustin. It looks really nicely done. Brian’s work is the shit. I’ll definitely miss it, though.
And as for all the “dedication” bullshit, fuck off. Dustin is one of the most dedicated people I know. You can’t just make that judgement because someone stitched up a piercing for one reason or another.
Wow, Dustin. It looks really nicely done. Brian’s work is the shit. I’ll definitely miss it, though.
And as for all the “dedication” bullshit, fuck off. Dustin is one of the most dedicated people I know. You can’t just make that judgement because someone stitched up a piercing for one reason or another.
#56 – i had it scalpeled to 7/16″, it was bowing a little then. that’s as small as i had it, so idk about any lower.
and thanks Garrett. that’s kind of how i was looking at the whole mess as well. anyone that really knows me and sees the shit i do every day knows how dedicated i am to body modification. not that it’s really something you can put a value on in the first place.
i just wish people on these forums would resist the urge to sound like ignorant dip shits sometimes.
#56 – i had it scalpeled to 7/16″, it was bowing a little then. that’s as small as i had it, so idk about any lower.
and thanks Garrett. that’s kind of how i was looking at the whole mess as well. anyone that really knows me and sees the shit i do every day knows how dedicated i am to body modification. not that it’s really something you can put a value on in the first place.
i just wish people on these forums would resist the urge to sound like ignorant dip shits sometimes.
Dustin, your lip looks awesome, and I’m sure it looked awesome before, too. 🙂
Dustin, your lip looks awesome, and I’m sure it looked awesome before, too. 🙂
i’m pretty sure having your lip scalpelled open counts as “dedication” to body modification. I mean, this is a competition, right?! modpointz, bro!
#25 has ignorance written all over it.
i’m pretty sure having your lip scalpelled open counts as “dedication” to body modification. I mean, this is a competition, right?! modpointz, bro!
#25 has ignorance written all over it.
Nice close up.
I think it’s okay to keep changing your body. If you decide to not have a stretched lip anymore for any reason, then sure, take it out and close it up. As long as you were aware of the risks and scarring when you got it and are okay with the reversal procedure, then why is it any different than putting a hole in your body to begin with?
It’s the people who bitch and complain about a decision THEY MADE and say it’s the worst idea ever to get a tattoo or whatever that give it a bad rep. Not -everyone- is crying because they decided knuckle tattoos aren’t what they want anymore and they paid to have them taken off.
These decisions aren’t to be made lightly, but it doesn’t mean you fucked up just because down the road you don’t want it anymore.
Nice close up.
I think it’s okay to keep changing your body. If you decide to not have a stretched lip anymore for any reason, then sure, take it out and close it up. As long as you were aware of the risks and scarring when you got it and are okay with the reversal procedure, then why is it any different than putting a hole in your body to begin with?
It’s the people who bitch and complain about a decision THEY MADE and say it’s the worst idea ever to get a tattoo or whatever that give it a bad rep. Not -everyone- is crying because they decided knuckle tattoos aren’t what they want anymore and they paid to have them taken off.
These decisions aren’t to be made lightly, but it doesn’t mean you fucked up just because down the road you don’t want it anymore.
such a bummer to lose a mod that takes so much time and dedication to do. Especially if its one that you want to keep forever. Every piercing that I have retired has been due to rejection or complications. Its never something I want to do just because I want a change. One of the reasons that I like split tongues so much is because its permanent (unless you get it surgicly reversed) and it doesnt cause any dental problems. I have two tongue rings and I want to split my tongue but my boyfriend really doesnt want me to because hes afraid of snakes lol. Gotta break him in slowly so Im gonna wait a few more years before doing it. Im trying to slowly get him use to body mods.
such a bummer to lose a mod that takes so much time and dedication to do. Especially if its one that you want to keep forever. Every piercing that I have retired has been due to rejection or complications. Its never something I want to do just because I want a change. One of the reasons that I like split tongues so much is because its permanent (unless you get it surgicly reversed) and it doesnt cause any dental problems. I have two tongue rings and I want to split my tongue but my boyfriend really doesnt want me to because hes afraid of snakes lol. Gotta break him in slowly so Im gonna wait a few more years before doing it. Im trying to slowly get him use to body mods.
great work.
i hope those aren’t the trendy fake glasses then i’d have to hate the guy.
great work.
i hope those aren’t the trendy fake glasses then i’d have to hate the guy.
haha, no, they def. were prescribed.
haha, no, they def. were prescribed.