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Classic Flesh Staples

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Shannon Larratt

Flesh staples (check out the cheek staples recently posted by the way — those look great), I think, maybe have fallen out of fashion a bit, but I still enjoy seeing them because they really do offer quite a unique look — Fabri’s double stapling was done by Manuel Carreras in Cagliari, Italy.

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10 responses to “Classic Flesh Staples”

  1. Leroy Avatar
    Leroy

    It’s like a reverse surface piercing… Must be a pain getting them caught, which I’d imagine would happen alot on the arms.

    🙂

  2. gillian gamine Avatar
    gillian gamine

    i’m not the hugest fan of flesh staples. it definitely seems that less and less people are getting them.

  3. Megan Avatar
    Megan

    I think if i got them i would get them caught everywhere. maybe im just clumbsy.
    but anyways the boy has pretty eyes

  4. Max Brand Avatar
    Max Brand

    soooo….what part of his arm does he lean on…..cause that’s usually the pot….

  5. a Avatar
    a

    i don’t know about these, but the cheek staple is super hot.

  6. Chel Avatar
    Chel

    i wouldn’t get them just because they would be extremely impractical. espeically aon the arms. i would rip them out wihtin a week. haha. but, they are very dramatic, and would be especially shocking to anyone whose never seen them before.

  7. albeans Avatar
    albeans

    I love the look of staples, and I think they would be a hell of a lot more popular if they were practical in any way shape or form.

  8. stormy Avatar
    stormy

    I love how staples look.

  9. violentjayne24 Avatar
    violentjayne24

    so he used to have to more .. on each arm ..? then switched down to one per arm ?? and re-used one whole on each old peircing ? it looks like it .. any way .. I agree it looks cool , but im sure Id snag the hell outta them ..

  10. Thrasher Avatar
    Thrasher

    anyone know how exactly those staples are done ? im curious to find out.

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