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Microdermals and Staples

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Shannon Larratt

Ryan Ouellette from PBA did these microdermals and flesh stapling on Rumiko while he was on tour in Japan. Foreheads tend to heal really well, so I imagine this will look pretty solid in the long run.

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13 responses to “Microdermals and Staples”

  1. Danielle Avatar
    Danielle

    Wow. Looks cool… not something I would do myself, but cool all the same.

    On another note, looks like there has been some work done before that has left scaring between the eyes. Wonder if it was rejection or just the work being taken out…..

  2. Shannon Larratt Avatar
    Shannon Larratt

    Those are old bridge piercings, which I assume were done using straight or slightly curved bars… She has a relatively flat bridge so they would have been quite tricky I think.

  3. Izabelle Avatar
    Izabelle

    now I wonder Shannon: did you fix the image or it is that she have a wonderfully smooth forhead?

  4. Danielle Avatar
    Danielle

    Thanks for the answer Shannon 🙂
    I’m thinking surface bars would have been a better ‘fit’ there if her bridge on the flat side.

    But it could have been worse…
    I had a ‘friend’ that pireced her own bridge and put a navel ring in it….. I disown her.

  5. Melody Avatar
    Melody

    she is the cutest asian girl i’ve ever seen.

  6. Mechanolatry Avatar
    Mechanolatry

    Oh wow.. I can’t wait to see how that looks when it’s healed. Please keep us updated Shannon?

  7. ÈMþRꧧ Avatar
    ÈMþRꧧ

    I love the studs, lovely…not sure about the pins tho

  8. areku Avatar
    areku

    Kind of glad that Shannon explained that she has kind of a flat bridge. I was kind of thinking she didn’t have a nose for a bit. I like the staples for eyebrows, though they don’t exactly seem even.

  9. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar
    wish_I_were_a_dragon…

    don’t like the staples, but the mirodermals look great 😀

  10. Halo Avatar
    Halo

    Everything actually looks really cool. Assuming uneventful healing, I think this will look just fantastic.

  11. Ryan Avatar
    Ryan

    Those staples are a year old in that picture. I’m actually surprised they lasted that long. I explained that they would probably reject but instead they just kind of tightened up and migrated slightly. I’m going to try to bend her ones with a snugger fit. Rumiko is great, she wants me to turn her into a robot I think.

  12. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    Haha that’s cute ^

  13. Rick James Avatar
    Rick James

    what a minga

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