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.

The grossest picture I’ll ever post?

This horrific ear cheese build up is from a customer of James Wisiewski at Body Electric in Hollywood, CA that really needs to pay a little more attention to cleanliness. Seriously, this is the most vomit-inducing picture I think I’ve posted. So gross.

EDIT/UPDATE: Highly recommended see also: Nasty, nasty clients

Comments

231 responses to “The grossest picture I’ll ever post?”

  1. ives Avatar
    ives

    seriously… imagine being that person’s romantic partner and going for what you thought was an innocent bit of ear-nibbling, maybe a little “click your vertical labret on the tunnels” fun…

    and then licked THAT.

  2. tinaxo Avatar

    I kid you not.. I am eating a cheese sandwhich for breakfast and that was just fucking god damn fucking bad!

  3. amy Avatar
    amy

    wow i could actually smell it just from looking at it. how gross.

  4. jess Avatar
    jess

    i kind of want to look at it again but i don’t think i can.

  5. MaidenDisaster Avatar

    Just for the sake of education, how old was the customer?

    Seriously nasty. Ugh.

  6. Tommy Avatar

    This picture will enter the “images i should never had seen” mental database.

  7. Meliss Avatar
    Meliss

    how long do you think that took for the amount of build up thats there.
    that is so gross.
    i really wish i could smell it.
    man. if that were an experiment i wouldnt be able to do it..that person definatly smelt it when they slept..or showerd….mannnn
    gross

  8. abby Avatar
    abby

    i was just leaving the house to visit my boy and i thought id take a quick glance at modblog…..

    huge mistake!

  9. Carolynne Avatar
    Carolynne

    this actually didn’t really affect me. after cleaning wounds that go down to the bone dripping with pus and cleaning shit (literally) up all day at the hospital, it takes alot to get me.

  10. devo Avatar
    devo

    what
    the
    fuck
    /gaggggggg

  11. psychonaut Avatar

    NACHO NACHO MAN… I WANNA BE A NACHO MAN!!

  12. Sade Avatar
    Sade

    i know with my ears,after only a few days(2-3 days that is) they start to itch and stink even with my plugs so how do you not notice that?! or did who notice and just not care?

  13. stretcher Avatar
    stretcher

    Hmmmmmmmmmm, I had hte pleasure of upsizing a pa in a similar state of neglect, over a year after i peierced it. It had not been cleaned from the day it was pierced. like the ear cheese, GROSS

  14. kawaface Avatar

    kinda looks like rancid butter.

  15. kuroneko711 Avatar

    jesus christ, clean your ears people, PLEASE.

  16. badhairdo Avatar
    badhairdo

    ewww.. I had a similar client who hadn’t removed his tunnel for a year and a half. I drowned in Technicare, gave him a tissue and made him clean it himself. I also got him to do the same with his ear before I went anywhere near it!!

  17. Marley Avatar
    Marley

    HAHAHAHA

    could you imagine what that smelled like?

    yummy

  18. fenrir68 Avatar
    fenrir68

    I’m sure gllad I don’t have Smell o vision.

  19. goomy Avatar

    I had to come back and see this picture again. This is so gross I had to feed my eyes with this. Although I wasn’t half grossed out as many here, it’s still horribly delicious to look at. TMI forum worthy 😀

  20. random Avatar
    random

    AAaaarrrrggghhhh I was eating!!! Gah.

  21. dude Avatar
    dude

    oh god, that is just sick
    i was gonna use some cheese for my salad but i dont think i will for next few days.

  22. Horseshoot Avatar

    Are you gonna eat that?

  23. Ash Avatar

    It didn’t really gross me out, but my god, that would stink like absolute crap!

  24. penski Avatar

    JESUS BUTTFUCKING CHRIST!

    Although it doesn’t sicken me, I’m just curious. At 20mm, I wash my lobes and jeweleryevery morning in the shower.

    Sometimes (if it’s been a particularly sweaty-bollocks day…), I’ll have a TINY amount of dried sweat/skin on my eyelets…Even then, it comes right off.

    *n

  25. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    I think I see some little pieces of hair… yum.

  26. Rich Avatar
    Rich

    I was fine with the amputation video, but this is just…..urk

  27. Angie Avatar
    Angie

    ewwww, thats yuk. must have taken like 3 months for it to get that bad.

  28. Tohnia Avatar
    Tohnia

    add me to the “I just ate and now I want to throw up” club. That is just disgusting. I’ll take the hatchet to the nuts video anyday over this! I can’t imagine the smell…how can you let your plugs get that nasty? GROSS! And to make it worse, I had mozzerella! MELTED CHEESE! EW!

  29. oddiemick Avatar
    oddiemick

    that would have smelt really really bad , now could that person leave it to get so bad !

  30. j Avatar
    j

    Jesus sweet christ!!! what sick fucker let thier ear get that fucking nasty I mean even showering would help clear a little of the cheese off but that shit is caked on…I totally agree with some of the other comments…I can now stomach seeing people split open to the fatty tissue and guys sounding foot long screwdrivers but this shit is just fucked

  31. Jedi Kim Avatar

    Right. So right. I almost gagged. I thought seeing a customer’s plaque-riddled barbell was gross, this truly takes the cake. Though…this really puts me out of the mood for any cake. :p

  32. Vienna Avatar

    It’s disgusting… only because I don’t know why the hell you wouldn’t notice that much of funk… Seriously, this person must have been comatose for this to happen.

  33. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    Wow…I just started stretching my ears again and am dreaming of nice big pretty plugs. This is my nightmare. I think this inspires another “The Customer Is Always…” series.

  34. DragoBloodlust Avatar
    DragoBloodlust

    I just plain don’t understand how that amount of build-up can happen. I mean, showering/bathing would do it. Did this person never TOUCH his/her plugs. The smallest amount of tugging or turning would’ve sent gobs of this viscous goo falling shoulder-ward. I’m amazed that most of the substance was still on the jewelry after it was removed. I can’t imagine how much was left in the person’s ear. It really speaks volumes about some people’s hygeine.

  35. Horatio Avatar
    Horatio

    I wonder why so many posters assumed this customer to be a guy. Not one assumed it to be a girl.

    I don’t think it was clarified anywhere.

    Hmmm… if you really want to be grossed out, go watch some “scat” movies from Germany! There are few things more revolting than watching people crap in each others’ mouths…

  36. Ninha Avatar

    Man, I’m hungry…

  37. Elaine Avatar

    BEST HALLOWEEN PIC EVAR!

  38. sourbunions Avatar

    hit it with a fucking hammer! is it possible to just be that disgusting without trying??

  39. Amanda Avatar
    Amanda

    I just threw up a little in my mouth.

  40. xKRISTAx Avatar

    i swear if i had a customer come in with that, id tell them to get farked.

  41. losubres Avatar
    losubres

    I just made this face… D-:/

  42. Wonderland Avatar

    Oh..Oh jeeze. I cant imagine how much that itches. I..Ugh.

  43. Brendan Avatar
    Brendan

    ..and i was eating too.

  44. jakob Avatar
    jakob

    mmm… grilled cheese sandwiches.

  45. L1ZZARD Avatar

    Oh no! That smell would have been so gross. If that was removed in a shop and I walked into the lobby… vomit! My friend likes the smell of the skin and oil that builds up around his higher gauged peircings… I can’t stand the smell and usually clean mine once every day-or-so. BUT THIS IS SICK!?! u_u;

  46. obsidian_wings Avatar
    obsidian_wings

    Ok, that better be cottage cheese :/

  47. James Avatar
    James

    lol seeeaaaa saaalllttt.

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