A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

Bad-ass Brass Knuckle Implants

Earlier today I was looking at some fancy-pants Rhinestone brass knuckles on boingboing. If people think that’s cool, check out Krissy’s implanted silicone brass implants by Joe Amato in Florida. You may also remember Joe as one of the gonzo piercers who brought us eyelid piercing.

The procedure took a few hours (after which Krissy went back to work the same day) with most of the time being spent laying anchor stitches to reduce shifting. Healing was uneventful with some bruising and swelling for the first week. Mederma treatment is starting soon to minimize the insertion scar.

Comments

483 responses to “Bad-ass Brass Knuckle Implants”

  1. MaggotKing Avatar
    MaggotKing

    Ugly was the first word that came to mind, but who am I to judge what someone else does to their body, as for all the flamers, if you don’t like body modification don’t look at it. As for all the people responding to the flamers, why lower yourself to their level if you are supposed to be so much better than them.

  2. Bill Braski Avatar
    Bill Braski

    What a coincidence, I’m getting a bazooka in my leg tomorrow. I’m doing it because I love bazooka’s not that I’m 16 years old and think I have something to prove to the world.

  3. Bill Braski Avatar
    Bill Braski

    What a coincidence, I’m getting a bazooka in my leg tomorrow. I’m doing it because I love bazooka’s not that I’m 16 years old and think I have something to prove to the world.

  4. Bill Braski Avatar
    Bill Braski

    What a coincidence, I’m getting a bazooka in my leg tomorrow. I’m doing it because I love bazooka’s not that I’m 16 years old and think I have something to prove to the world.

  5. Fucko Avatar
    Fucko

    God damn wtf is wrong with you fuck tards, i think im gonna be a smart ass like your guys and implant your faces on each of my ass cheeks, then ill implant some brass knuckles on my forhead, no one will mess with me then. They’ll see the knuckles on my face and be like “Damn hes gangsta”

  6. Fucko Avatar
    Fucko

    God damn wtf is wrong with you fuck tards, i think im gonna be a smart ass like your guys and implant your faces on each of my ass cheeks, then ill implant some brass knuckles on my forhead, no one will mess with me then. They’ll see the knuckles on my face and be like “Damn hes gangsta”

  7. Fucko Avatar
    Fucko

    God damn wtf is wrong with you fuck tards, i think im gonna be a smart ass like your guys and implant your faces on each of my ass cheeks, then ill implant some brass knuckles on my forhead, no one will mess with me then. They’ll see the knuckles on my face and be like “Damn hes gangsta”

  8. ginni tonic Avatar
    ginni tonic

    Okay, so I’m not gonna sit here and argue about edge and non edge, and establishment fucking and intelligence versus dumbass shit.

    It was the girls choice, like it or not. And obviously she had her reasons for doing it. It made her feel powerful or unique or whatever…bottom line is, regrdless of her motives…she did something completely random and pointless because she could and she wanted to and she didn’t care what other people thought about it, good or bad. She did it for herself. It’s called art and personal expression. Whether it looks good or not isn’t the point.

    Me personally, I wouldn’t do it, i don’t think it looks that great and i think it’s kinda pointless and a little gross. But I’m not her am I? Neither are any of you. I said who gives a shit what’s unique and different and popular and not popular and edge and punk and emo and all that label shit. Do something because you like it and you want to, not because it professes your particular label in society.

    And I think that is what she did.

    And to all those people bashing her and saying shit like she’s unfuckable now and all this shit….first of all, she probably doesn’t care, cuz as was nicely stated…any itellignent female does not live to be fuckable. Second and more importantly….

    If in the future she doesn’t like them anymore….
    guess what
    SHE CAN HAVE THEM REMOVED.

    I am a parent myself, and i hate when parents flip out over piercings and guaging and hair dye and stuff like this that people do. IT IS REVERSIBLE. Let people do their thing. If they dont’ like it later, it can be changed later. Get over it and let people be who they wanna be.

    And just for the record…my kid is an honor student….and is very well behaved….and gasp…has a tattoo and multpile piercings and…omg….black and red hair.

    Outer appearance isn’t what makes a person.

    you go krissy.

  9. ginni tonic Avatar
    ginni tonic

    Okay, so I’m not gonna sit here and argue about edge and non edge, and establishment fucking and intelligence versus dumbass shit.

    It was the girls choice, like it or not. And obviously she had her reasons for doing it. It made her feel powerful or unique or whatever…bottom line is, regrdless of her motives…she did something completely random and pointless because she could and she wanted to and she didn’t care what other people thought about it, good or bad. She did it for herself. It’s called art and personal expression. Whether it looks good or not isn’t the point.

    Me personally, I wouldn’t do it, i don’t think it looks that great and i think it’s kinda pointless and a little gross. But I’m not her am I? Neither are any of you. I said who gives a shit what’s unique and different and popular and not popular and edge and punk and emo and all that label shit. Do something because you like it and you want to, not because it professes your particular label in society.

    And I think that is what she did.

    And to all those people bashing her and saying shit like she’s unfuckable now and all this shit….first of all, she probably doesn’t care, cuz as was nicely stated…any itellignent female does not live to be fuckable. Second and more importantly….

    If in the future she doesn’t like them anymore….
    guess what
    SHE CAN HAVE THEM REMOVED.

    I am a parent myself, and i hate when parents flip out over piercings and guaging and hair dye and stuff like this that people do. IT IS REVERSIBLE. Let people do their thing. If they dont’ like it later, it can be changed later. Get over it and let people be who they wanna be.

    And just for the record…my kid is an honor student….and is very well behaved….and gasp…has a tattoo and multpile piercings and…omg….black and red hair.

    Outer appearance isn’t what makes a person.

    you go krissy.

  10. ginni tonic Avatar
    ginni tonic

    Okay, so I’m not gonna sit here and argue about edge and non edge, and establishment fucking and intelligence versus dumbass shit.

    It was the girls choice, like it or not. And obviously she had her reasons for doing it. It made her feel powerful or unique or whatever…bottom line is, regrdless of her motives…she did something completely random and pointless because she could and she wanted to and she didn’t care what other people thought about it, good or bad. She did it for herself. It’s called art and personal expression. Whether it looks good or not isn’t the point.

    Me personally, I wouldn’t do it, i don’t think it looks that great and i think it’s kinda pointless and a little gross. But I’m not her am I? Neither are any of you. I said who gives a shit what’s unique and different and popular and not popular and edge and punk and emo and all that label shit. Do something because you like it and you want to, not because it professes your particular label in society.

    And I think that is what she did.

    And to all those people bashing her and saying shit like she’s unfuckable now and all this shit….first of all, she probably doesn’t care, cuz as was nicely stated…any itellignent female does not live to be fuckable. Second and more importantly….

    If in the future she doesn’t like them anymore….
    guess what
    SHE CAN HAVE THEM REMOVED.

    I am a parent myself, and i hate when parents flip out over piercings and guaging and hair dye and stuff like this that people do. IT IS REVERSIBLE. Let people do their thing. If they dont’ like it later, it can be changed later. Get over it and let people be who they wanna be.

    And just for the record…my kid is an honor student….and is very well behaved….and gasp…has a tattoo and multpile piercings and…omg….black and red hair.

    Outer appearance isn’t what makes a person.

    you go krissy.

  11. ginni tonic Avatar
    ginni tonic

    And just for the record, i am not some floosy idiot that let’s their kid do whatever. I have a PhD in psychology and counseling, from IUP and Carnegie Mellon, and I married the first person i slept with and we are still married, and I am on the PTA so before anyone makes a comment about me being stupid or a slut or a bad mother, don’t think about it.

  12. ginni tonic Avatar
    ginni tonic

    And just for the record, i am not some floosy idiot that let’s their kid do whatever. I have a PhD in psychology and counseling, from IUP and Carnegie Mellon, and I married the first person i slept with and we are still married, and I am on the PTA so before anyone makes a comment about me being stupid or a slut or a bad mother, don’t think about it.

  13. ginni tonic Avatar
    ginni tonic

    And just for the record, i am not some floosy idiot that let’s their kid do whatever. I have a PhD in psychology and counseling, from IUP and Carnegie Mellon, and I married the first person i slept with and we are still married, and I am on the PTA so before anyone makes a comment about me being stupid or a slut or a bad mother, don’t think about it.

  14. grey Avatar

    straight edge? what ever just happened to “clean and sober”.

    straight edge… hahahahahahahaha…. like EMO and GAY.

    are you PUNK, EMO, blah blah…

    just…

    HUMAN.

    wierd ass implant… but hey… if it makes u happy…. it can’t be that bad…. to barrow from Sheryl…

  15. grey Avatar

    straight edge? what ever just happened to “clean and sober”.

    straight edge… hahahahahahahaha…. like EMO and GAY.

    are you PUNK, EMO, blah blah…

    just…

    HUMAN.

    wierd ass implant… but hey… if it makes u happy…. it can’t be that bad…. to barrow from Sheryl…

  16. grey Avatar

    straight edge? what ever just happened to “clean and sober”.

    straight edge… hahahahahahahaha…. like EMO and GAY.

    are you PUNK, EMO, blah blah…

    just…

    HUMAN.

    wierd ass implant… but hey… if it makes u happy…. it can’t be that bad…. to barrow from Sheryl…

  17. Bree Avatar
    Bree

    … Wow, talk about ignorance.

    I think the bass knuckles are very unique, and if that’s what you were going for, congratulations. Anyone that’s saying it’s NOT unique, is full of shit. I for one have yet to see anything even remotely similar.

    Kudos to you.

  18. Bree Avatar
    Bree

    … Wow, talk about ignorance.

    I think the bass knuckles are very unique, and if that’s what you were going for, congratulations. Anyone that’s saying it’s NOT unique, is full of shit. I for one have yet to see anything even remotely similar.

    Kudos to you.

  19. Bree Avatar
    Bree

    … Wow, talk about ignorance.

    I think the bass knuckles are very unique, and if that’s what you were going for, congratulations. Anyone that’s saying it’s NOT unique, is full of shit. I for one have yet to see anything even remotely similar.

    Kudos to you.

  20. Beth Avatar
    Beth

    Krissy, if you really wanted to do something taboo. I think you should have gone for a full and complete facial tattoo.
    That would be totally permanent, and definately get more looks than the implant. Though, you still can do this. I think you should get some sort of kitty face, that would look awesome on you. As for the implant, it’s cool. It’s your body, decorate it. Beth

  21. Beth Avatar
    Beth

    Krissy, if you really wanted to do something taboo. I think you should have gone for a full and complete facial tattoo.
    That would be totally permanent, and definately get more looks than the implant. Though, you still can do this. I think you should get some sort of kitty face, that would look awesome on you. As for the implant, it’s cool. It’s your body, decorate it. Beth

  22. Beth Avatar
    Beth

    Krissy, if you really wanted to do something taboo. I think you should have gone for a full and complete facial tattoo.
    That would be totally permanent, and definately get more looks than the implant. Though, you still can do this. I think you should get some sort of kitty face, that would look awesome on you. As for the implant, it’s cool. It’s your body, decorate it. Beth

  23. Will Avatar
    Will

    Implanting a silicone image of brass knuckles into your chest is absolutely ridiculous. I bet it’s hard to be out in public without getting made fun of. On top of that, the girl would’ve looked tougher just carrying brass knuckles with the outline in her pants. Having silicone ones implanted under the skin looks like someone who wishes they were tough, even more so than a tattoo of brass knucks whould look. We can only hope someone punches her in the silicone knuckles and squishes them into her chest cavity so this girl can get a date again. However if she continues to pursue putting silicone implant verison’s of weapons I vouch for an implant of a silicone ninja star directly in the forehead.

  24. Will Avatar
    Will

    Implanting a silicone image of brass knuckles into your chest is absolutely ridiculous. I bet it’s hard to be out in public without getting made fun of. On top of that, the girl would’ve looked tougher just carrying brass knuckles with the outline in her pants. Having silicone ones implanted under the skin looks like someone who wishes they were tough, even more so than a tattoo of brass knucks whould look. We can only hope someone punches her in the silicone knuckles and squishes them into her chest cavity so this girl can get a date again. However if she continues to pursue putting silicone implant verison’s of weapons I vouch for an implant of a silicone ninja star directly in the forehead.

  25. Will Avatar
    Will

    Implanting a silicone image of brass knuckles into your chest is absolutely ridiculous. I bet it’s hard to be out in public without getting made fun of. On top of that, the girl would’ve looked tougher just carrying brass knuckles with the outline in her pants. Having silicone ones implanted under the skin looks like someone who wishes they were tough, even more so than a tattoo of brass knucks whould look. We can only hope someone punches her in the silicone knuckles and squishes them into her chest cavity so this girl can get a date again. However if she continues to pursue putting silicone implant verison’s of weapons I vouch for an implant of a silicone ninja star directly in the forehead.

  26. HHHHHH Avatar
    HHHHHH

    I have a pair of knuckles. They are fun.

    Not to put in my chest though..

  27. HHHHHH Avatar
    HHHHHH

    I have a pair of knuckles. They are fun.

    Not to put in my chest though..

  28. HHHHHH Avatar
    HHHHHH

    I have a pair of knuckles. They are fun.

    Not to put in my chest though..

  29. The Ringmaster Avatar
    The Ringmaster

    Personally, I dont really mind what people do to their own bodies.

    But I do have this feeling she is going to regret this later on…

  30. The Ringmaster Avatar
    The Ringmaster

    Personally, I dont really mind what people do to their own bodies.

    But I do have this feeling she is going to regret this later on…

  31. The Ringmaster Avatar
    The Ringmaster

    Personally, I dont really mind what people do to their own bodies.

    But I do have this feeling she is going to regret this later on…

  32. QQQQ Avatar
    QQQQ

    The cost of the removal is gonna be the real money maker. That’s assuming that some day those bitches will grow up & take a real good look at them selves.
    Can you picture some 70 yr old woman with sagging tits. Then again they will probably be around her belly button by then & won’t show.

    Not my cup of tea.

  33. QQQQ Avatar
    QQQQ

    The cost of the removal is gonna be the real money maker. That’s assuming that some day those bitches will grow up & take a real good look at them selves.
    Can you picture some 70 yr old woman with sagging tits. Then again they will probably be around her belly button by then & won’t show.

    Not my cup of tea.

  34. QQQQ Avatar
    QQQQ

    The cost of the removal is gonna be the real money maker. That’s assuming that some day those bitches will grow up & take a real good look at them selves.
    Can you picture some 70 yr old woman with sagging tits. Then again they will probably be around her belly button by then & won’t show.

    Not my cup of tea.

  35. QQQQ Avatar
    QQQQ

    Hey jinni tonic—

    Just read your post. Chill out girl, pour yourself another ginni !!!!

    I personally think that you are trying to sell your sanity a little too hard. Who the fuck cares what degrees you have IF any. Get a grip & stop trying so fuckin hard.

    We’re talking about the implants NOT you.

  36. QQQQ Avatar
    QQQQ

    Hey jinni tonic—

    Just read your post. Chill out girl, pour yourself another ginni !!!!

    I personally think that you are trying to sell your sanity a little too hard. Who the fuck cares what degrees you have IF any. Get a grip & stop trying so fuckin hard.

    We’re talking about the implants NOT you.

  37. QQQQ Avatar
    QQQQ

    Hey jinni tonic—

    Just read your post. Chill out girl, pour yourself another ginni !!!!

    I personally think that you are trying to sell your sanity a little too hard. Who the fuck cares what degrees you have IF any. Get a grip & stop trying so fuckin hard.

    We’re talking about the implants NOT you.

  38. Reggie DarkLove Avatar

    I hope all you straight edge pieces of shit get cancer and die a slow miserable death. Your little club is just a front for pussies who badly need to seem and feel tough. Yeah, cool x tattoos dude. You tards should converge with the emo crews and while you’re not drinking or smoking, eat each others’ shit a la carte. Reggie DarkLove out, son.

  39. Reggie DarkLove Avatar

    I hope all you straight edge pieces of shit get cancer and die a slow miserable death. Your little club is just a front for pussies who badly need to seem and feel tough. Yeah, cool x tattoos dude. You tards should converge with the emo crews and while you’re not drinking or smoking, eat each others’ shit a la carte. Reggie DarkLove out, son.

  40. Reggie DarkLove Avatar

    I hope all you straight edge pieces of shit get cancer and die a slow miserable death. Your little club is just a front for pussies who badly need to seem and feel tough. Yeah, cool x tattoos dude. You tards should converge with the emo crews and while you’re not drinking or smoking, eat each others’ shit a la carte. Reggie DarkLove out, son.

  41. harry Avatar
    harry

    Well I think it is nice in a wierd way. Could look a bit too skinny a la sticky out chest bones, but what’s the harm?
    Seems a bit of a waste of money though. But any hobby that you are not interested in does . .
    Body art is the work of the devil . . yeah, yeah . .
    Loved Scene’s post. Particularly “I’m going to go listen to music you’ve never heard of. If I told you the names, you’d have heard of it and it wouldn’t be cool anymore.”
    Aaaanyway, it’s reversible, she is young, so why so many so very cross?
    Yours etc
    a very old lady with no tattoos or peircings – not even ears.

  42. harry Avatar
    harry

    Well I think it is nice in a wierd way. Could look a bit too skinny a la sticky out chest bones, but what’s the harm?
    Seems a bit of a waste of money though. But any hobby that you are not interested in does . .
    Body art is the work of the devil . . yeah, yeah . .
    Loved Scene’s post. Particularly “I’m going to go listen to music you’ve never heard of. If I told you the names, you’d have heard of it and it wouldn’t be cool anymore.”
    Aaaanyway, it’s reversible, she is young, so why so many so very cross?
    Yours etc
    a very old lady with no tattoos or peircings – not even ears.

  43. harry Avatar
    harry

    Well I think it is nice in a wierd way. Could look a bit too skinny a la sticky out chest bones, but what’s the harm?
    Seems a bit of a waste of money though. But any hobby that you are not interested in does . .
    Body art is the work of the devil . . yeah, yeah . .
    Loved Scene’s post. Particularly “I’m going to go listen to music you’ve never heard of. If I told you the names, you’d have heard of it and it wouldn’t be cool anymore.”
    Aaaanyway, it’s reversible, she is young, so why so many so very cross?
    Yours etc
    a very old lady with no tattoos or peircings – not even ears.

  44. harry Avatar
    harry

    er
    just thought that I should add that I am not a strange middle aged lady who looks at young people on body art sites as a matter of course. The link was sent to me by a friend and I got all fascinated with the arguement.
    eek
    yours etc
    very conservative old lady with no wierdness re surfing whatever . . .
    hang on . . . but what is my friend up to? . . .

  45. harry Avatar
    harry

    er
    just thought that I should add that I am not a strange middle aged lady who looks at young people on body art sites as a matter of course. The link was sent to me by a friend and I got all fascinated with the arguement.
    eek
    yours etc
    very conservative old lady with no wierdness re surfing whatever . . .
    hang on . . . but what is my friend up to? . . .

  46. harry Avatar
    harry

    er
    just thought that I should add that I am not a strange middle aged lady who looks at young people on body art sites as a matter of course. The link was sent to me by a friend and I got all fascinated with the arguement.
    eek
    yours etc
    very conservative old lady with no wierdness re surfing whatever . . .
    hang on . . . but what is my friend up to? . . .

  47. fugitive Avatar

    Are you retarded ?? or just plain stupid ??

  48. fugitive Avatar

    Are you retarded ?? or just plain stupid ??

  49. fugitive Avatar

    Are you retarded ?? or just plain stupid ??

  50. Steve Avatar
    Steve

    Y’know… This really doesn’t strike me as interesting.. I just don’t really see anything eyepopping or thought-evolking about a brass knuckle implant in the chest. Now, if it was something like a sun cutout, or a tatoo with an implant underneath it, like a ying-yang symbol, I think it would be much more interesting.

    Props on the idea, though. Just not my cup of tea.

    -Steve

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