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.

New Ribs

I quite like the placement of these six 10ga rib surface piercings, but I worry they’ll be difficult healing. That said, her sub-clavical piercings (more about sub-clavical piercings) are a year old in this shot, so I’m sure she knows what she’s got herself into!

Comments

63 responses to “New Ribs”

  1. Progressive Avatar
    Progressive

    I had surface piercings in a similar spot and they would “rock out” whenever I pivotted my torso… and not in a good way.

  2. Progressive Avatar
    Progressive

    I had surface piercings in a similar spot and they would “rock out” whenever I pivotted my torso… and not in a good way.

  3. Progressive Avatar
    Progressive

    I had surface piercings in a similar spot and they would “rock out” whenever I pivotted my torso… and not in a good way.

  4. jOELTRON Avatar

    10g? Hot damn, thats mad.

    Are they surface bars? It’s hard to tell in the photo.

  5. jOELTRON Avatar

    10g? Hot damn, thats mad.

    Are they surface bars? It’s hard to tell in the photo.

  6. jOELTRON Avatar

    10g? Hot damn, thats mad.

    Are they surface bars? It’s hard to tell in the photo.

  7. Kmerathetra Avatar
    Kmerathetra

    They already look unhappy…

  8. Kmerathetra Avatar
    Kmerathetra

    They already look unhappy…

  9. Kmerathetra Avatar
    Kmerathetra

    They already look unhappy…

  10. Lily Avatar

    wooo kat!
    thats awesome!
    I wonder who did them?

  11. Lily Avatar

    wooo kat!
    thats awesome!
    I wonder who did them?

  12. Lily Avatar

    wooo kat!
    thats awesome!
    I wonder who did them?

  13. kt Avatar
    kt

    yay kat! it’s about time you ended up on here

  14. kt Avatar
    kt

    yay kat! it’s about time you ended up on here

  15. kt Avatar
    kt

    yay kat! it’s about time you ended up on here

  16. Vern Avatar

    Man, that underwear is hot. haha.

  17. Vern Avatar

    Man, that underwear is hot. haha.

  18. Vern Avatar

    Man, that underwear is hot. haha.

  19. music2ears=ink2skin Avatar
    music2ears=ink2skin

    fuckin hell, women in oneonta need to take tips from women who look like this…i have such a crush on heavily modded women

  20. music2ears=ink2skin Avatar
    music2ears=ink2skin

    fuckin hell, women in oneonta need to take tips from women who look like this…i have such a crush on heavily modded women

  21. music2ears=ink2skin Avatar
    music2ears=ink2skin

    fuckin hell, women in oneonta need to take tips from women who look like this…i have such a crush on heavily modded women

  22. Raevyn Avatar

    Kat rocks. She puts hooks in me for alot of flesh pulls, and just pierced my temples
    The jewelry is PTFE
    They’ve already come out 🙁
    Lily… Jen and her pierced them one night at the shop.
    Her subclavs are doing AWESOME though.

  23. Raevyn Avatar

    Kat rocks. She puts hooks in me for alot of flesh pulls, and just pierced my temples
    The jewelry is PTFE
    They’ve already come out 🙁
    Lily… Jen and her pierced them one night at the shop.
    Her subclavs are doing AWESOME though.

  24. Raevyn Avatar

    Kat rocks. She puts hooks in me for alot of flesh pulls, and just pierced my temples
    The jewelry is PTFE
    They’ve already come out 🙁
    Lily… Jen and her pierced them one night at the shop.
    Her subclavs are doing AWESOME though.

  25. Toser Avatar
    Toser

    maybe they would be better as micro-dermals?

  26. Toser Avatar
    Toser

    maybe they would be better as micro-dermals?

  27. Toser Avatar
    Toser

    maybe they would be better as micro-dermals?

  28. Molly Avatar
    Molly

    I would *kill* for sub-clavicals.

  29. Molly Avatar
    Molly

    I would *kill* for sub-clavicals.

  30. Molly Avatar
    Molly

    I would *kill* for sub-clavicals.

  31. vixstar Avatar

    wow! its just a shame they wont live very long.

  32. vixstar Avatar

    wow! its just a shame they wont live very long.

  33. vixstar Avatar

    wow! its just a shame they wont live very long.

  34. Megan Avatar
    Megan

    I love how happy and confident she seems.

  35. Megan Avatar
    Megan

    I love how happy and confident she seems.

  36. Megan Avatar
    Megan

    I love how happy and confident she seems.

  37. Kevin. Avatar
    Kevin.

    Oh, I don’t even care about the ribs and subclavicles, double bridge piercings, mm, drool.

    And that navel ring looks pretty fanfuckingtastic.

  38. Kevin. Avatar
    Kevin.

    Oh, I don’t even care about the ribs and subclavicles, double bridge piercings, mm, drool.

    And that navel ring looks pretty fanfuckingtastic.

  39. Kevin. Avatar
    Kevin.

    Oh, I don’t even care about the ribs and subclavicles, double bridge piercings, mm, drool.

    And that navel ring looks pretty fanfuckingtastic.

  40. jOELTRON Avatar

    10g PTFE? Whoa. Never even seen it before in higher gauges.

    Still hot, shame they are out. 🙁

  41. jOELTRON Avatar

    10g PTFE? Whoa. Never even seen it before in higher gauges.

    Still hot, shame they are out. 🙁

  42. jOELTRON Avatar

    10g PTFE? Whoa. Never even seen it before in higher gauges.

    Still hot, shame they are out. 🙁

  43. Chester Chick Avatar
    Chester Chick

    I love your ink,but I think I love your piercings more.Fuckin awesome so beautiful!!!

  44. Chester Chick Avatar
    Chester Chick

    I love your ink,but I think I love your piercings more.Fuckin awesome so beautiful!!!

  45. Chester Chick Avatar
    Chester Chick

    I love your ink,but I think I love your piercings more.Fuckin awesome so beautiful!!!

  46. AmyL Avatar
    AmyL

    They look awsome but I wonder if they’re comfortable or not…I would think not, especially if you were to move around a lot.

  47. AmyL Avatar
    AmyL

    They look awsome but I wonder if they’re comfortable or not…I would think not, especially if you were to move around a lot.

  48. AmyL Avatar
    AmyL

    They look awsome but I wonder if they’re comfortable or not…I would think not, especially if you were to move around a lot.

  49. Austin Avatar
    Austin

    It’s a shame they had to come out, but I would have guessed they would from the start. 10 Ga PTFE, especially that long and in that place, just isn’t built to last. I hope someday we can develop some method for nearly assured surface healing. It’s a shame though, I love the way surface work looks when it works with someone’s anatomy like that. They just really complimented her features. It also helps that she’s absolutely gorgeous aside from them.

  50. Austin Avatar
    Austin

    It’s a shame they had to come out, but I would have guessed they would from the start. 10 Ga PTFE, especially that long and in that place, just isn’t built to last. I hope someday we can develop some method for nearly assured surface healing. It’s a shame though, I love the way surface work looks when it works with someone’s anatomy like that. They just really complimented her features. It also helps that she’s absolutely gorgeous aside from them.

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