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.

Giant Keloid Removal

My friend Emilio Gonzalez of Mithos Tattoo in Caracas, Venezuela sends in this just massive keloid removal he did. I’m quite certain that person is very happy they walked into his studio!

Anyway, I’m not really posting right now, I just wanted to quickly make sure that the main banner works (it will automatically change now on a daily basis). If you didn’t see, I also added a “most commented on” section for those that want to quickly jump to ModBlog‘s most debated entries. More tomorrow morning!

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90 responses to “Giant Keloid Removal”

  1. Jason Avatar
    Jason

    Quote: “Jason — they’re modblog.bmezine.com/content/covers/modblog01 through 31.jpg

    I’ll probably change them from time to time as well… ”

    I meant (although I didn’t succeed in explaining it correctly) some way to link to the posts where the pictures first showed up. Usually there are notes or links or something worth reading, like the one for the current pic, explaining that it was a memorial for the guy’s father.

    Maybe I’m the only one who finds that a useful feature, though.

  2. Jason Avatar
    Jason

    Quote: “Jason — they’re modblog.bmezine.com/content/covers/modblog01 through 31.jpg

    I’ll probably change them from time to time as well… ”

    I meant (although I didn’t succeed in explaining it correctly) some way to link to the posts where the pictures first showed up. Usually there are notes or links or something worth reading, like the one for the current pic, explaining that it was a memorial for the guy’s father.

    Maybe I’m the only one who finds that a useful feature, though.

  3. Carlos Avatar
    Carlos

    Emilio is the best mod in the world, he study medicine for 2 years ago

  4. Carlos Avatar
    Carlos

    Emilio is the best mod in the world, he study medicine for 2 years ago

  5. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Jason – Oh; that’s quite a good idea. I’ll think about whether there’s a way for me to do that.

  6. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Jason – Oh; that’s quite a good idea. I’ll think about whether there’s a way for me to do that.

  7. Reneade-Timelord Avatar
    Reneade-Timelord

    Wow. That’s pretty major. I have a friend who’se ear looks similar to the ‘before’, it was trodden on and wrecked by her horse. Think I’ll mail this to her, as the moment she’s really self conscious about it and wears a headband over her ears, I think this will give her some hope.

  8. Reneade-Timelord Avatar
    Reneade-Timelord

    Wow. That’s pretty major. I have a friend who’se ear looks similar to the ‘before’, it was trodden on and wrecked by her horse. Think I’ll mail this to her, as the moment she’s really self conscious about it and wears a headband over her ears, I think this will give her some hope.

  9. True Avatar
    True

    He never studied medicine

  10. True Avatar
    True

    He never studied medicine

  11. samppa Avatar
    samppa

    Did you send that keloid to a pathologist for testing? I know it is very rare for a keloid to be dangerous(fibrosarcoma), but that pigment change on the skin looks a bit suspicious. I know that pigment change is normal, but if it is on that big a keloid I would be worried. Many body mod artists can remove a keloid like that easily but as they don’t have a licence to do medical operations they can’t send them for testing which is why this kind of stuff I would leave to a doctor. By that i mean Real doctors…

  12. samppa Avatar
    samppa

    Did you send that keloid to a pathologist for testing? I know it is very rare for a keloid to be dangerous(fibrosarcoma), but that pigment change on the skin looks a bit suspicious. I know that pigment change is normal, but if it is on that big a keloid I would be worried. Many body mod artists can remove a keloid like that easily but as they don’t have a licence to do medical operations they can’t send them for testing which is why this kind of stuff I would leave to a doctor. By that i mean Real doctors…

  13. numptyUK Avatar
    numptyUK

    WHY the fuck REMOVE it?!?! That’s a rare and beautiful thing…nurtured with much love and tenderness.
    I’d betcha dollars to donuts NO ONE could match that if they TRIED.
    [I wanna bite it]

    IF IT’S WARM, PIERCE IT!!!

  14. numptyUK Avatar
    numptyUK

    WHY the fuck REMOVE it?!?! That’s a rare and beautiful thing…nurtured with much love and tenderness.
    I’d betcha dollars to donuts NO ONE could match that if they TRIED.
    [I wanna bite it]

    IF IT’S WARM, PIERCE IT!!!

  15. the voice Avatar
    the voice

    emilio never been in medical school ! thats an urban legend . he didnt even do anything beside piercing or tattoos before 2001 . why nobody , even him , tel the truth about how he really learn ?

  16. the voice Avatar
    the voice

    emilio never been in medical school ! thats an urban legend . he didnt even do anything beside piercing or tattoos before 2001 . why nobody , even him , tel the truth about how he really learn ?

  17. Jonathan Piercing Avatar

    uh uh uh…LOL…it seems like someone has to xplain somethings…

  18. Jonathan Piercing Avatar

    uh uh uh…LOL…it seems like someone has to xplain somethings…

  19. Carlos Avatar
    Carlos

    Shanon no hablo ingles ni lo se escribir pero si lo leo, por favor traduce esto y ojala Emilio lo corrobore ya que soy un gran fan suyo, Emilio si estudio medicina durante 2 años en España pero creo que se fue despues de que se tatuo la cara, con 2 años de medicina son suficientes para saber sobre el cuerpo humano y saber un poco de cirugia, esto hace de Emilio el mejor MOD del mundo.

  20. Carlos Avatar
    Carlos

    Shanon no hablo ingles ni lo se escribir pero si lo leo, por favor traduce esto y ojala Emilio lo corrobore ya que soy un gran fan suyo, Emilio si estudio medicina durante 2 años en España pero creo que se fue despues de que se tatuo la cara, con 2 años de medicina son suficientes para saber sobre el cuerpo humano y saber un poco de cirugia, esto hace de Emilio el mejor MOD del mundo.

  21. emilio gonzalez Avatar

    hi carlos,I never say I learning body mod because I study medicine,yes I study medicine in 1994 for 2 year in canary island in tenerife(the country I bornd)but I was doing piercing in tenerifen to, afer that i came to caracas venezuela were I supost to continues whit my carrera(medicine) but in the academy the people dont let me continius for all my tattoos and piercing so I open a shop call let mithos tattoo,in 1999 I travel to united state were I start to be in tattoo magazines in all over united state I was doint a very exteme body piercing in 2000 I was in new york tattoo convention were I mett some body mod artist and I spend a lot of money to get my first implant and there I start to do implant,I am very good in my work, I have all I wannet in life,very nice shop,very nice houses(were I spend good time whit my good friend shannon)I have a beutyfull wife,so all I wannet,.the coment 30 and 34 is just a jealous person that cant undestand some body is better than him.I am very glad to have a big fan like you carlos I hope see you some of this days

  22. emilio gonzalez Avatar

    hi carlos,I never say I learning body mod because I study medicine,yes I study medicine in 1994 for 2 year in canary island in tenerife(the country I bornd)but I was doing piercing in tenerifen to, afer that i came to caracas venezuela were I supost to continues whit my carrera(medicine) but in the academy the people dont let me continius for all my tattoos and piercing so I open a shop call let mithos tattoo,in 1999 I travel to united state were I start to be in tattoo magazines in all over united state I was doint a very exteme body piercing in 2000 I was in new york tattoo convention were I mett some body mod artist and I spend a lot of money to get my first implant and there I start to do implant,I am very good in my work, I have all I wannet in life,very nice shop,very nice houses(were I spend good time whit my good friend shannon)I have a beutyfull wife,so all I wannet,.the coment 30 and 34 is just a jealous person that cant undestand some body is better than him.I am very glad to have a big fan like you carlos I hope see you some of this days

  23. Carlos Avatar
    Carlos

    Emilio gracias por comentar y escribir una pequeña biografia sobre ti, de verdad soy un gran fan tuyo por lo que has logrado y sigues haciendo lamentablemente hay gente envidiosa, a pesar de que no tengo implantes (y tampoco quiero tener porque siento que no me sentiria comodo, aunque tengo varios piercing, bueno en realidad 3 jaja) tu trabajo a nivel de extreme body mod es impresionante, bueno es hora de jalar tanta bola
    de nuevo gracias por responder

  24. Carlos Avatar
    Carlos

    Emilio gracias por comentar y escribir una pequeña biografia sobre ti, de verdad soy un gran fan tuyo por lo que has logrado y sigues haciendo lamentablemente hay gente envidiosa, a pesar de que no tengo implantes (y tampoco quiero tener porque siento que no me sentiria comodo, aunque tengo varios piercing, bueno en realidad 3 jaja) tu trabajo a nivel de extreme body mod es impresionante, bueno es hora de jalar tanta bola
    de nuevo gracias por responder

  25. lala Avatar
    lala

    Hmm…

  26. lala Avatar
    lala

    Hmm…

  27. Yom Avatar
    Yom

    Ewwwww. Brainslug.

  28. Yom Avatar
    Yom

    Ewwwww. Brainslug.

  29. Mextrix Avatar
    Mextrix

    I just underwent keloid removal and I may concur with one of the posters who mentioned about their friend being selfconcious, and a good reason to remove them also is because every now and then they do have pain shoot through them and also itch like hell.

  30. Mextrix Avatar
    Mextrix

    I just underwent keloid removal and I may concur with one of the posters who mentioned about their friend being selfconcious, and a good reason to remove them also is because every now and then they do have pain shoot through them and also itch like hell.

  31. tabzy Avatar
    tabzy

    WHOA.
    errrr. looks like a hat.

  32. tabzy Avatar
    tabzy

    WHOA.
    errrr. looks like a hat.

  33. similar affliction Avatar
    similar affliction

    I have earlobe keloids this big. Mine are recurrent. I had the buggers excised 2 years ago but when they grew back, they tripled in size. I’ve had doctors look at it, had steroid injections (are those painful or what?) but still they kept on growing. I was afraid of excising again – what if they triple in size again? That’s why they’ve gotten so big. I’m so self-conscious about it also and afraid of confronting it, that’s why it’s gotten out of hand. So can I go to a tattoo shop to have my keloids eliminated forever? I was thinking of seeing a doctor and getting a tangential shave excision and cauterisation – would this also work? Please help. Thanks.

  34. similar affliction Avatar
    similar affliction

    I have earlobe keloids this big. Mine are recurrent. I had the buggers excised 2 years ago but when they grew back, they tripled in size. I’ve had doctors look at it, had steroid injections (are those painful or what?) but still they kept on growing. I was afraid of excising again – what if they triple in size again? That’s why they’ve gotten so big. I’m so self-conscious about it also and afraid of confronting it, that’s why it’s gotten out of hand. So can I go to a tattoo shop to have my keloids eliminated forever? I was thinking of seeing a doctor and getting a tangential shave excision and cauterisation – would this also work? Please help. Thanks.

  35. randaaaa Avatar
    randaaaa

    sicksicksick, that makes me wanna take my industrial out,

  36. randaaaa Avatar
    randaaaa

    sicksicksick, that makes me wanna take my industrial out,

  37. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    Holy fuck!!!! That’s HUGE!!! How would u be able 2 live with sumthing that bit!?

  38. Nicole Avatar
    Nicole

    Holy fuck!!!! That’s HUGE!!! How would u be able 2 live with sumthing that bit!?

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