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.

Anchor-Shaped Surface Piercing

I appreciate that effort seems to have been made to mark out veins and and the humor in doing an anchor as a piercing rather than a tattoo… but… no offense intended to Tobi at Hot Rod in Houston, Texas, but I don’t think this will heal in a million years. I don’t honestly see it lasting more than a couple days anyway. Hopefully it was intended to be temporary.

Comments

32 responses to “Anchor-Shaped Surface Piercing”

  1. smurf Avatar

    I really hope that is intended to be temporary.
    It’ll probably leave a nifty scar though.

  2. smurf Avatar

    I really hope that is intended to be temporary.
    It’ll probably leave a nifty scar though.

  3. J-knuckles Avatar
    J-knuckles

    I’m imagining making a tight fist and feeling the skin stretch around the unforgiving piercings.

  4. J-knuckles Avatar
    J-knuckles

    I’m imagining making a tight fist and feeling the skin stretch around the unforgiving piercings.

  5. Mayhem521 Avatar
    Mayhem521

    Straight barbells and everything… *rolleyes*

  6. Mayhem521 Avatar
    Mayhem521

    Straight barbells and everything… *rolleyes*

  7. kivaka Avatar

    way cool never seen that one yet. i wonder if it hurt

  8. kivaka Avatar

    way cool never seen that one yet. i wonder if it hurt

  9. nausea Avatar
    nausea

    ouch. i think it’s gonna swell a lot. then, before the hand will return usable, the piercings will fall out.
    label under ordeal?

    anyway funny idea; anyone needs some crazy stuff from time to time 🙂

  10. nausea Avatar
    nausea

    ouch. i think it’s gonna swell a lot. then, before the hand will return usable, the piercings will fall out.
    label under ordeal?

    anyway funny idea; anyone needs some crazy stuff from time to time 🙂

  11. instigator Avatar

    Are you kidding? If that’s left in for more than a week, it’s going to shoot across the room when it rejects!

  12. instigator Avatar

    Are you kidding? If that’s left in for more than a week, it’s going to shoot across the room when it rejects!

  13. Jimmity Avatar
    Jimmity

    i think you arent giving these people enough credit. i think its an obvious fact that they wanted it to be temporary. If I am wrong so be it, but I think the sillier thing is thinking that this was every supposed to be anything but a fun temp thing.

    And the hand be unusable? nah. theyll be fine.

  14. Jimmity Avatar
    Jimmity

    i think you arent giving these people enough credit. i think its an obvious fact that they wanted it to be temporary. If I am wrong so be it, but I think the sillier thing is thinking that this was every supposed to be anything but a fun temp thing.

    And the hand be unusable? nah. theyll be fine.

  15. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Whatever the intent, the worst that can happen is a few minor scars, and to be honest, the piercings are shallow enough that I’m not sure they’re really cause scars at all because they’re mostly in skin that regenerates itself quite easily.

    I’m *assuming* they’re temporary, just done for a lark.

  16. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Whatever the intent, the worst that can happen is a few minor scars, and to be honest, the piercings are shallow enough that I’m not sure they’re really cause scars at all because they’re mostly in skin that regenerates itself quite easily.

    I’m *assuming* they’re temporary, just done for a lark.

  17. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    dermal anchoring, clever 😛

  18. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    dermal anchoring, clever 😛

  19. moddoctor Avatar
    moddoctor

    Temporary piercings are always tempting fate. I see enough infections to think it’s more than a little foolish to get this aggressive, particularly with hands. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve seen some hand piercings take, but infection there can be really ugly. Infection is particularly likely just because hands go literally everywhere.

  20. moddoctor Avatar
    moddoctor

    Temporary piercings are always tempting fate. I see enough infections to think it’s more than a little foolish to get this aggressive, particularly with hands. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve seen some hand piercings take, but infection there can be really ugly. Infection is particularly likely just because hands go literally everywhere.

  21. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    I don’t think these will last long enough to suffer a serious infection.

  22. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    I don’t think these will last long enough to suffer a serious infection.

  23. candycovered Avatar

    i really hope he didn’t pay for that..

  24. candycovered Avatar

    i really hope he didn’t pay for that..

  25. chadam Avatar

    it wouldnt leave a “nifty” scar just a few notch style scars.

  26. chadam Avatar

    it wouldnt leave a “nifty” scar just a few notch style scars.

  27. Mayhem521 Avatar

    What gauge are those anyways?

  28. Mayhem521 Avatar

    What gauge are those anyways?

  29. IG Avatar
    IG

    you dont make a fist, you pull the fingers up to free
    more skin.

  30. IG Avatar
    IG

    you dont make a fist, you pull the fingers up to free
    more skin.

  31. Lauren Avatar
    Lauren

    I love this.

  32. Lauren Avatar
    Lauren

    I love this.

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