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.

Big lip plate!

G.C. in Bournemouth, UK just managed to stretch up his lip piercing to 34.4mm (about 1 3/8″)… (See also: Have mursi!)

Comments

66 responses to “Big lip plate!”

  1. Em Avatar
    Em

    ARGH, my last comment had grammatical mistakes in!

    I was gonna say that I love red-headed guys…

  2. G.C. Avatar
    G.C.

    haha i love being ginger and thank you x

  3. Robyn Avatar

    how on earth does he kiss anyone?

  4. Sian Avatar

    Bournemouth UK is my original hometown, now i’m an apprentice piercer in Vernon, Canada.

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Just wanted to spread the mad love for my beloved hometown.

  5. pascalladalle Avatar

    it looks awesome i love it ! and i want his hat haha

  6. Caroline June Avatar

    #53, I don’t know but he does it well

  7. inkmanlarry Avatar
    inkmanlarry

    I like your lip plate very much. It looks great. I have had three labrets. I had to take the last one out because I had emergency gall bladder surgery. I had a lot of problems with the surgery. I was unconsious for 24 hours with a ventilator in my mouth. I really don’t want to get pierced for the fourth time. My last labret was 4 guage, and I had a two guage one ready for insertion. Good luck. Thank you for being an inspiration to bod mod people.

  8. Sade Avatar
    Sade

    i want to know is he going bigger, and if so will he be pulling his bottom teeth? or has he already?

    for some reason i think he looks odd which is strange because i’ve seen african women with lip plates and think it’s the most natural thing in the world…so hmm

  9. Steve Avatar
    Steve

    I think that lip plate looks great .. wish I had the courage to do the same.
    Are you calling a halt now … or still plan something even larger??

  10. Eric Stevens Avatar

    G.C.,

    I love your lip plate! It’s one of the largest in the west. I think only Kali Baaba, the L.A. guru, has one bigger (about 4 inches in diameter) and he also now has an upper lip plate (about 2 inches) too. How big are you going to go? Four to five inches would look and feel awesome! An upper lip plate (like the Sara Kaba, Mousgou or Lobi) would be very nice too. I love the look of the Mursi, Suri (Surma), Kayapo, Suya and Sara. It’s unfortunate to see all the negative comments. If lip plates were common in our culture, these same people would be saying, “He looks naked without a plate!” “How can he eat without one?” “I would only kiss someone with a lip plate, unadorned lips are ugly.”

    Keep on stretching!

    Eric
    Moderator
    OMOLP (Lip Plates) Group
    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/omolp/

  11. =] Avatar
    =]

    ive seen this guy in parkstone. mi friends think it looks wrong. but each to their own

    i think he rocks

  12. Nick Avatar
    Nick

    I really respect him for going all-out for what he wants. Personally I think it looks great, and would dearly love to stretch my own labret a lot too – now a measly 4mm. But I’m constrained by my job and mainly by a complete lack of bottle.

  13. Peter Avatar
    Peter

    You look great and I think the lip plate somehow belongs to your personality, ignore the negative comments!

  14. Peaches Avatar
    Peaches

    Hey, this fascinates me! Could never imagine doing it myself but I think it can look brilliant and it really suits you. Well done 🙂

  15. nina marie Avatar
    nina marie

    ouch! it looks amazing but i could never do that lol
    ouch is all i can sayyy <333

  16. Harry Avatar
    Harry

    @G.C. I totally saw you in The Inferno pub in Bournemouth and thought you looked like a guy I’d seen on BME, turns out you WERE the guy on BME and I just didn’t realise that you lived in Btown!

    Respect to you sir! 😀

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