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.

Precision Implants

Thanks to implant work by Howie (lunacobra.net), Pauly is now crying hearts (a week old in that photo, so it’s a little bruised), and Little John is hearing hearts. Implants on the surface of the ear are about as rare as they come, due I’m sure in no small part to the potential of both immediate complications, and future risks (don’t take up boxing, John!) because of the sensitivity of the tissue to damage.

Comments

46 responses to “Precision Implants”

  1. an0nymous_vamp1re Avatar

    Wow, those are both really subtle. I had to really look for a minute to see them.

  2. an0nymous_vamp1re Avatar

    Wow, those are both really subtle. I had to really look for a minute to see them.

  3. ÈMþRê§§ Avatar
    ÈMþRê§§

    Very subtle on the ear nice job. I love the little gold star also.

  4. ÈMþRê§§ Avatar
    ÈMþRê§§

    Very subtle on the ear nice job. I love the little gold star also.

  5. La Negra Avatar
    La Negra

    lovely

  6. La Negra Avatar
    La Negra

    lovely

  7. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    Loverly…really subtle but effective none the less.

  8. Amy Avatar
    Amy

    Loverly…really subtle but effective none the less.

  9. Rats McGee Avatar
    Rats McGee

    in before flame war over the saftey of ear implant

  10. Rats McGee Avatar
    Rats McGee

    in before flame war over the saftey of ear implant

  11. stormy Avatar

    Never seen implants on an ear before. Possibly because it’s an area more likely to reject? Looks sweet though.

  12. stormy Avatar

    Never seen implants on an ear before. Possibly because it’s an area more likely to reject? Looks sweet though.

  13. Isis pt Avatar

    i had to stare for some seconds untill i realise where the implants were lol

  14. Isis pt Avatar

    i had to stare for some seconds untill i realise where the implants were lol

  15. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    How can you even get under the skin on cartilage?

  16. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    How can you even get under the skin on cartilage?

  17. Nikki Avatar
    Nikki

    That looks like the ear implant is really painful. It doesn’t seem like there’s so much skin to work with to get underneath.

  18. Nikki Avatar
    Nikki

    That looks like the ear implant is really painful. It doesn’t seem like there’s so much skin to work with to get underneath.

  19. junkyardxdog Avatar
    junkyardxdog

    very very carefully apparently. they both look amazing. hurrah and congrats on stretching the limits even further.

  20. junkyardxdog Avatar
    junkyardxdog

    very very carefully apparently. they both look amazing. hurrah and congrats on stretching the limits even further.

  21. LittleJohn Avatar
    LittleJohn

    for me , the strangest part was hearing all the sounds. *hack stabby stab , peeel* luckiliy howie drowned it out with jolene. yes. jolene by dolly parton. all part of the service……www.luna-cobra.net.

    as for the saftey , my ear was black for a few days , BLACK. but then it was fine. Howie did give me a 20% chance of my ear falling off, but if it did , how could i stay mad at him ? hes just so god-damn cute.

  22. LittleJohn Avatar
    LittleJohn

    for me , the strangest part was hearing all the sounds. *hack stabby stab , peeel* luckiliy howie drowned it out with jolene. yes. jolene by dolly parton. all part of the service……www.luna-cobra.net.

    as for the saftey , my ear was black for a few days , BLACK. but then it was fine. Howie did give me a 20% chance of my ear falling off, but if it did , how could i stay mad at him ? hes just so god-damn cute.

  23. Leroy Avatar

    LittleJohn’s ear one is amazing, I wouldn’t of thought it would work at all.

  24. Leroy Avatar

    LittleJohn’s ear one is amazing, I wouldn’t of thought it would work at all.

  25. [iam]vixstar[/iam] Avatar

    i love John’s ear 🙂 it even looked good not long after he’d had it done. x

  26. [iam]vixstar[/iam] Avatar

    i love John’s ear 🙂 it even looked good not long after he’d had it done. x

  27. simone Avatar
    simone

    his eye’s colour is amazing (and so it is the little gold star) … well, the implants look sweet =) i don’t want to think about the pain little john must have felt when he did the ear implant… o_O

  28. simone Avatar
    simone

    his eye’s colour is amazing (and so it is the little gold star) … well, the implants look sweet =) i don’t want to think about the pain little john must have felt when he did the ear implant… o_O

  29. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    ear implants are funky 🙂

  30. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    ear implants are funky 🙂

  31. zusanna Avatar

    i like the lemur tattoo.

  32. zusanna Avatar

    i like the lemur tattoo.

  33. Wilburt Avatar

    very very cool, where was the incision for the ear implant done? i think i can see where it was done, where a rook piercing would be? like on the inner part of the er, very interested

  34. Wilburt Avatar

    very very cool, where was the incision for the ear implant done? i think i can see where it was done, where a rook piercing would be? like on the inner part of the er, very interested

  35. PiT Avatar
    PiT

    OmG =O

  36. PiT Avatar
    PiT

    OmG =O

  37. Lilee Avatar
    Lilee

    haha. i looked before i read, and i thought at first both pics were pauly. but i know his ears are wayyy bigger, lol.

  38. Lilee Avatar
    Lilee

    haha. i looked before i read, and i thought at first both pics were pauly. but i know his ears are wayyy bigger, lol.

  39. scissorygirl Avatar

    ahhhhhhh!
    those are fucking awesome!

  40. scissorygirl Avatar

    ahhhhhhh!
    those are fucking awesome!

  41. Hobbit Avatar
    Hobbit

    is that a lemur or monkey of some sort tattooed on his skull? my hubby thinks it a cat.

  42. Hobbit Avatar
    Hobbit

    is that a lemur or monkey of some sort tattooed on his skull? my hubby thinks it a cat.

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