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.

DIY Mid-Foot Amputation

A friend of mine (who is very experienced in this subject) recently did this DIY foot shortening — and this definitely has to be the limits of what’s possible in a DIY setting. I hope it heals well (it’s two weeks old in this photo)! More pictures are in BME/extreme‘s amputation galleries.

PS. It’s quite an old interview, but you may want to read this interview about voluntary amputation (free link) if you’d like to learn a little more about the “why” end of things, or if you’re a BME/Video member, this video interview about ampuation (as well as a demonstration) is very much worth checking out.

Comments

272 responses to “DIY Mid-Foot Amputation”

  1. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    (co-posted to both forums)

    Amputation is the oldest form of documented body modification.

    The comment forums on these heavy modification posts are fascinating filters revealing who “gets it” and who doesn’t… It’s fine if people don’t want this type of thing for themselves, but whining about it reflecting poorly on your little tattoos is ridiculous, and really, it when I see these posts, I worry that they’re coming from people who will deeply regret those tattoos in the future because they’re conceptualizing them as a fashion statement rather than a state of being.

    BME is about body modification. Perhaps some readers would be better off with fashion magazines, which BME very much is not. Certainly there is a cross over, and fashion imitates and takes inspiration from body modification, but the foundation is NEVER fashion.

  2. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    (co-posted to both forums)

    Amputation is the oldest form of documented body modification.

    The comment forums on these heavy modification posts are fascinating filters revealing who “gets it” and who doesn’t… It’s fine if people don’t want this type of thing for themselves, but whining about it reflecting poorly on your little tattoos is ridiculous, and really, it when I see these posts, I worry that they’re coming from people who will deeply regret those tattoos in the future because they’re conceptualizing them as a fashion statement rather than a state of being.

    BME is about body modification. Perhaps some readers would be better off with fashion magazines, which BME very much is not. Certainly there is a cross over, and fashion imitates and takes inspiration from body modification, but the foundation is NEVER fashion.

  3. Giles Wallwork Avatar

    Beardyface – Please explain. There is a massive difference between having a mind that can question and understand motives and one that simply accepts all without questioning.

    There are those who don’t understand the differences and just blindly accept and those who do know the differences and make their choices armed with knowledge.

    A more open mind will question values and beliefs and make an informed choice. A closed mind won’t understand the question but nod along with the crowd.

    Shannon – If people on here were truly into Body Modification as a fashion statement then they would be getting the latest modification crazes each time they became a viable option. No offence Paully.

  4. Giles Wallwork Avatar

    Beardyface – Please explain. There is a massive difference between having a mind that can question and understand motives and one that simply accepts all without questioning.

    There are those who don’t understand the differences and just blindly accept and those who do know the differences and make their choices armed with knowledge.

    A more open mind will question values and beliefs and make an informed choice. A closed mind won’t understand the question but nod along with the crowd.

    Shannon – If people on here were truly into Body Modification as a fashion statement then they would be getting the latest modification crazes each time they became a viable option. No offence Paully.

  5. Pauly Unstoppable Avatar

    MaliceAlice- read my post alittle more carefully

    I have talked to both doctors and psychologist about my motives for both wanting to take off the tip of my finger and for my overall all sense of modification

    i have nothing to hide and will talk to anyone openly about my motives and ambitions for my modifications

    as i think is obvious from my personal pages and my online interviews

    when you “play the game” as you call it, they still refuse to do such procedures for fear of being ostracized by there fellow doctors

    i talked to a handful of surgeons and psychiatrist and even though they all felt i was of sound mind in my decisions professional, they all still refused to do heavier procedures and could not direct me to anyone that could

    and this is something i have been talking about for 6 or 7 years, not something i just thought up all of a sudden

  6. Pauly Unstoppable Avatar

    MaliceAlice- read my post alittle more carefully

    I have talked to both doctors and psychologist about my motives for both wanting to take off the tip of my finger and for my overall all sense of modification

    i have nothing to hide and will talk to anyone openly about my motives and ambitions for my modifications

    as i think is obvious from my personal pages and my online interviews

    when you “play the game” as you call it, they still refuse to do such procedures for fear of being ostracized by there fellow doctors

    i talked to a handful of surgeons and psychiatrist and even though they all felt i was of sound mind in my decisions professional, they all still refused to do heavier procedures and could not direct me to anyone that could

    and this is something i have been talking about for 6 or 7 years, not something i just thought up all of a sudden

  7. akibare Avatar
    akibare

    >>97
    I agree, it’s a scene. I would never claim to have invented the term.

    But part of being a scene, means it has some of the same “scene drama,” as other groups, including arguments over what is the real practice, arguments over different peoples’ motivations, pressure to be more “out there,” etc. Just like other scenes, now that, like it or not, body modifications (tattoos and piercing, anyway) have become, dare I say it, popular in wider circles. Sometimes it’s not to stand out, but to fit in. It happens.

    So, I find those aspects interesting, also, along with merely appreciating the articles and photographs.

    It comes up in the posts about the breast enlargements (are they just bodymods? Or not? They fit in, we stand out?), and in the posts where people have surgically removed the stretched part of their ears to undo it (how can anyone want to undo it, it’s as if it were a mere fashion!), among other threads.

  8. akibare Avatar
    akibare

    >>97
    I agree, it’s a scene. I would never claim to have invented the term.

    But part of being a scene, means it has some of the same “scene drama,” as other groups, including arguments over what is the real practice, arguments over different peoples’ motivations, pressure to be more “out there,” etc. Just like other scenes, now that, like it or not, body modifications (tattoos and piercing, anyway) have become, dare I say it, popular in wider circles. Sometimes it’s not to stand out, but to fit in. It happens.

    So, I find those aspects interesting, also, along with merely appreciating the articles and photographs.

    It comes up in the posts about the breast enlargements (are they just bodymods? Or not? They fit in, we stand out?), and in the posts where people have surgically removed the stretched part of their ears to undo it (how can anyone want to undo it, it’s as if it were a mere fashion!), among other threads.

  9. Helena Avatar

    From the age of 12-17, I used to dream of being able to do what he has done to the point of obsession. Purely for the look and feel of it, no other reason. Now at 20, it’s just one of those impossible things that I would like to do to my body and has long been pushed to the back of my mind. Although seeing this incredibly clean photo of the amputation I desire has stirred very old and deep feelings.

    Your friend did a brilliant job Shannon. Love it.

  10. Helena Avatar

    From the age of 12-17, I used to dream of being able to do what he has done to the point of obsession. Purely for the look and feel of it, no other reason. Now at 20, it’s just one of those impossible things that I would like to do to my body and has long been pushed to the back of my mind. Although seeing this incredibly clean photo of the amputation I desire has stirred very old and deep feelings.

    Your friend did a brilliant job Shannon. Love it.

  11. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Giles, if anything Pauly is the body modification foundation that fashionistas emulate… generally shallowly. Pauly is absolutely the real deal.

  12. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Giles, if anything Pauly is the body modification foundation that fashionistas emulate… generally shallowly. Pauly is absolutely the real deal.

  13. Dakota Avatar
    Dakota

    I just wonder what happened to the other piece of foot…

  14. Dakota Avatar
    Dakota

    I just wonder what happened to the other piece of foot…

  15. hamburgertuesday Avatar
    hamburgertuesday

    While I sit on the side of the fence that suggests that excising body parts is more of a psychological issue, I fully concede that that’s really just my opinion and in the end has nothing to do with whether it’s right or wrong to do. That stated, this is damned fascinating either way.

  16. hamburgertuesday Avatar
    hamburgertuesday

    While I sit on the side of the fence that suggests that excising body parts is more of a psychological issue, I fully concede that that’s really just my opinion and in the end has nothing to do with whether it’s right or wrong to do. That stated, this is damned fascinating either way.

  17. skylark Avatar

    I’ll be honest, I didn’t have the time to read ALL of the posts… but my issue with the foot has very little to do with questioning his psychological motives. Trying to get inside anyone’s brain and understanding motivations to do anything seems rather Sisyphysian to me. I care as much about why this guy decided to amputate his foot as I care about why he had Pop-tarts this morning instead of poached eggs. His decision. None of my business. Who am I to say what’s a “valid” reason to do anything?

    What I worry and wonder about is whether he considered all of the risks involved in the procedure, particularly going DIY. Infection is a risk with most any mod, but here, if he goes to the Emergency Room… Psych is GOING to be called. Did he consider that he might be 302′d for this procedure?

    Or the musculoskeletal consequences? I’m no orthopedist, but I would imagine this would adversely affect his gait and risks putting serious stress on his body structure.

    And Giles – I think it’s about time you came to realize that the scene **IS** infected by attention seekers, extremists, fashion victims, ignorant followers and those defined solely by whatever can be done. Can’t the rest of us gawk in peace?

  18. skylark Avatar

    I’ll be honest, I didn’t have the time to read ALL of the posts… but my issue with the foot has very little to do with questioning his psychological motives. Trying to get inside anyone’s brain and understanding motivations to do anything seems rather Sisyphysian to me. I care as much about why this guy decided to amputate his foot as I care about why he had Pop-tarts this morning instead of poached eggs. His decision. None of my business. Who am I to say what’s a “valid” reason to do anything?

    What I worry and wonder about is whether he considered all of the risks involved in the procedure, particularly going DIY. Infection is a risk with most any mod, but here, if he goes to the Emergency Room… Psych is GOING to be called. Did he consider that he might be 302′d for this procedure?

    Or the musculoskeletal consequences? I’m no orthopedist, but I would imagine this would adversely affect his gait and risks putting serious stress on his body structure.

    And Giles – I think it’s about time you came to realize that the scene **IS** infected by attention seekers, extremists, fashion victims, ignorant followers and those defined solely by whatever can be done. Can’t the rest of us gawk in peace?

  19. violentjayne24 Avatar
    violentjayne24

    ok Im not here to jusdge .. and although Im ot into the whole amputee thing .. I would totally chop my toes off too if they looked as fucking nasty and putrid as his did before hand .. yuck ! look at thoes toe nails .. Talk about dermatifite infestation ! maby he would not have had to resort to this if someone had just givin him some Tough Actin Tenactin ! ..

  20. violentjayne24 Avatar
    violentjayne24

    ok Im not here to jusdge .. and although Im ot into the whole amputee thing .. I would totally chop my toes off too if they looked as fucking nasty and putrid as his did before hand .. yuck ! look at thoes toe nails .. Talk about dermatifite infestation ! maby he would not have had to resort to this if someone had just givin him some Tough Actin Tenactin ! ..

  21. violentjayne24 Avatar
    violentjayne24

    oops wrong thread ! I have no prob with your toe removal prossess ! good luck !

  22. violentjayne24 Avatar
    violentjayne24

    oops wrong thread ! I have no prob with your toe removal prossess ! good luck !

  23. Giles Wallwork Avatar

    SKylark – And Giles – I think it’s about time you came to realize that the scene **IS** infected by attention seekers, extremists, fashion victims, ignorant followers and those defined solely by whatever can be done. Can’t the rest of us gawk in peace?

    Well yes of course you can but at least allow me the freedom to voice my distaste at its current situation and attempt to influence attitudes.

    Shannon – Giles, if anything Pauly is the body modification foundation that fashionistas emulate…

    Are you sure? Nothing that Pauly (or indeed I) do is unique or original in any way but Pauly appears to have no defining barriers to what he does. He is defined by whatever mods can be done with little reasoning as to why he does them.

  24. Giles Wallwork Avatar

    SKylark – And Giles – I think it’s about time you came to realize that the scene **IS** infected by attention seekers, extremists, fashion victims, ignorant followers and those defined solely by whatever can be done. Can’t the rest of us gawk in peace?

    Well yes of course you can but at least allow me the freedom to voice my distaste at its current situation and attempt to influence attitudes.

    Shannon – Giles, if anything Pauly is the body modification foundation that fashionistas emulate…

    Are you sure? Nothing that Pauly (or indeed I) do is unique or original in any way but Pauly appears to have no defining barriers to what he does. He is defined by whatever mods can be done with little reasoning as to why he does them.

  25. Pauly Unstoppable Avatar

    just because i dont really care to explain my reasonings to you doesnt mean i dont have any

    you know nothing about me Giles so dont pretend you do

  26. Pauly Unstoppable Avatar

    just because i dont really care to explain my reasonings to you doesnt mean i dont have any

    you know nothing about me Giles so dont pretend you do

  27. Giles Wallwork Avatar

    Pauly – I have read many of your personal blog entries and have met several people similar to you. Nobody is pretending to know you but your personal profile is similar to others who have chosen extreme physical attributes throughout history.

    I think you are taking my comments too negatively to be honest.

  28. Giles Wallwork Avatar

    Pauly – I have read many of your personal blog entries and have met several people similar to you. Nobody is pretending to know you but your personal profile is similar to others who have chosen extreme physical attributes throughout history.

    I think you are taking my comments too negatively to be honest.

  29. Corky Avatar

    Giles – Let’s back up a second to comment #102. “A more open mind will question values and beliefs and make an informed choice. A closed mind won’t understand the question but nod along with the crowd.”

    Correct me if I’m wrong here, but you’re pretty much saying that as long as forethought and, for lack of a better term, “soul-searching” are present, then body modification, to you at least, is acceptable?

    Who’s to say that this person hadn’t thought about amputating his foot for several years (or possibly decades)? And who’s to say that he hadn’t picked up medical/anatomy books to research the various details of the procedure/healing/aftercare/implications? If this were the case, would you personally find this mod more acceptable?

  30. Corky Avatar

    Giles – Let’s back up a second to comment #102. “A more open mind will question values and beliefs and make an informed choice. A closed mind won’t understand the question but nod along with the crowd.”

    Correct me if I’m wrong here, but you’re pretty much saying that as long as forethought and, for lack of a better term, “soul-searching” are present, then body modification, to you at least, is acceptable?

    Who’s to say that this person hadn’t thought about amputating his foot for several years (or possibly decades)? And who’s to say that he hadn’t picked up medical/anatomy books to research the various details of the procedure/healing/aftercare/implications? If this were the case, would you personally find this mod more acceptable?

  31. Giles Wallwork Avatar

    Corky – My argument has never been about whether this act is acceptable, those were other people’s misinterpretations (no surprise there tbh). My argument has always been that these kinds of acts have strong documented links with Negative Body Image (again similar to those choosing breast augmentation). There are some very interesting articles and papers on the subject that go into the history and psychology of self-amputation.

    The root causes that crop up time and time again with acts like this are Gender Identity Disorder and Anatomical Dysfunction Disorder. Both are extremely well researched areas with many historical cases to draw upon.

    However these conditions can be more permanently addressed through structured support and counselling where the results are much longer lasting. Very rarely does a self amputee stop having such negative identity feelings once the act is over despite what the say to the contrary. Often further acts are done to maintain the initial feelings of euphoria after the initial amputation.

  32. Giles Wallwork Avatar

    Corky – My argument has never been about whether this act is acceptable, those were other people’s misinterpretations (no surprise there tbh). My argument has always been that these kinds of acts have strong documented links with Negative Body Image (again similar to those choosing breast augmentation). There are some very interesting articles and papers on the subject that go into the history and psychology of self-amputation.

    The root causes that crop up time and time again with acts like this are Gender Identity Disorder and Anatomical Dysfunction Disorder. Both are extremely well researched areas with many historical cases to draw upon.

    However these conditions can be more permanently addressed through structured support and counselling where the results are much longer lasting. Very rarely does a self amputee stop having such negative identity feelings once the act is over despite what the say to the contrary. Often further acts are done to maintain the initial feelings of euphoria after the initial amputation.

  33. Corky Avatar

    Giles – You said earlier that you do not wish to be classed with the “attention seekers, extremists, fashion victims, ignorant followers or those defined solely by whatever can be done”. So, actually, you are implying a level of acceptability, or at least what you feel society finds acceptable.

    This type of view is, in my opinion at least, completely out of place on IAM (or any other similar site). After all, if body modification was truly 100% accepted by society, and no discrimination against those who are modified existed, I’d bet there would be far fewer sites like IAM. The point is that the general populous doesn’t yet view body modification (or at least VISIBLE body modifications) as “acceptable”, and as such, sites like IAM exist, at least partially, to give us a place where we don’t get those weird looks, or whispering behind our backs – a “safe place”, if you will (Shannon, correct me if I’m wrong for thinking this).

    So, even if you get what you want, and society only sees the modifications that are IN YOUR OPINION “beautiful aesthetic contributions” (taken from the other forum), there may (and likely will) still be an overall resistance to body modifications, at least for the short-term.

  34. Corky Avatar

    Giles – You said earlier that you do not wish to be classed with the “attention seekers, extremists, fashion victims, ignorant followers or those defined solely by whatever can be done”. So, actually, you are implying a level of acceptability, or at least what you feel society finds acceptable.

    This type of view is, in my opinion at least, completely out of place on IAM (or any other similar site). After all, if body modification was truly 100% accepted by society, and no discrimination against those who are modified existed, I’d bet there would be far fewer sites like IAM. The point is that the general populous doesn’t yet view body modification (or at least VISIBLE body modifications) as “acceptable”, and as such, sites like IAM exist, at least partially, to give us a place where we don’t get those weird looks, or whispering behind our backs – a “safe place”, if you will (Shannon, correct me if I’m wrong for thinking this).

    So, even if you get what you want, and society only sees the modifications that are IN YOUR OPINION “beautiful aesthetic contributions” (taken from the other forum), there may (and likely will) still be an overall resistance to body modifications, at least for the short-term.

  35. Giles Wallwork Avatar

    Corky – BME is very much a place where people give “strange looks”. You only have to look at some of the sites that hotlink through to BME and see the responses there.

    The recent eyeball tattooing experiment was all over the net as soon as it was reported here. It had been evaluated, dis-assembled and ridiculed before many IAM members had even read about it.

    There SHOULD be a level of resistance to Body Modification if only to maintain a high level of quality and standard across the industry. It is in no way exempt from criticism.

    What is refreshing is seeing the growing tide of Modified who are challenging the idea of ‘everything is acceptable’ and are helping to enusre that body modification is not simply a free for all.

  36. Giles Wallwork Avatar

    Corky – BME is very much a place where people give “strange looks”. You only have to look at some of the sites that hotlink through to BME and see the responses there.

    The recent eyeball tattooing experiment was all over the net as soon as it was reported here. It had been evaluated, dis-assembled and ridiculed before many IAM members had even read about it.

    There SHOULD be a level of resistance to Body Modification if only to maintain a high level of quality and standard across the industry. It is in no way exempt from criticism.

    What is refreshing is seeing the growing tide of Modified who are challenging the idea of ‘everything is acceptable’ and are helping to enusre that body modification is not simply a free for all.

  37. silverflame Avatar

    I say to each his or her own and its no one else’s place to judge for their own modifications. Hell, I get asked all the time why I would put big holes in my ears. It makes me happy and feel more…complete, in a way. Why can’t some people just let it rest at that? Just a retorical question, no need to actually answer it.

  38. silverflame Avatar

    I say to each his or her own and its no one else’s place to judge for their own modifications. Hell, I get asked all the time why I would put big holes in my ears. It makes me happy and feel more…complete, in a way. Why can’t some people just let it rest at that? Just a retorical question, no need to actually answer it.

  39. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Giles, I really hope your ability to make intelligent observations rather than knee-jerk reactions, statements personal prejudices, and the belief that your borders limits should be everyone’s borders and limits, all wrapped up in snobbery, develops before you write this PhD of yours, lest you do us all a great disservice… although it’s been my experience that thesis writing is all too often about justifying the personal opinions of the writer, rather than honest research.

    And NO, there shouldn’t be a “resistance to body modification”, and in body modification, as I see it, and I think as most people genuinely into it see it, everything really is acceptable. That doesn’t mean that everyone has to do everything or like everything personally (I certainly would expect most people to have an “I would never do that” guttural response to mid-foot amputation), but they should have a broad enough understanding of what drives people to understand that when it comes to expressing ones life and living ones life through physical transformation and ritual, that there are no set limits of any kind, nor should there be other than subjectively… and I would hope that they would support other people in their journeys, even if they can’t immediately relate to them.

  40. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Giles, I really hope your ability to make intelligent observations rather than knee-jerk reactions, statements personal prejudices, and the belief that your borders limits should be everyone’s borders and limits, all wrapped up in snobbery, develops before you write this PhD of yours, lest you do us all a great disservice… although it’s been my experience that thesis writing is all too often about justifying the personal opinions of the writer, rather than honest research.

    And NO, there shouldn’t be a “resistance to body modification”, and in body modification, as I see it, and I think as most people genuinely into it see it, everything really is acceptable. That doesn’t mean that everyone has to do everything or like everything personally (I certainly would expect most people to have an “I would never do that” guttural response to mid-foot amputation), but they should have a broad enough understanding of what drives people to understand that when it comes to expressing ones life and living ones life through physical transformation and ritual, that there are no set limits of any kind, nor should there be other than subjectively… and I would hope that they would support other people in their journeys, even if they can’t immediately relate to them.

  41. Corky Avatar

    Giles, you’re proving my point. Yes, currently there are those that give the weird looks, but it SHOULDN’T be that way, and it’s people like you who propagate that kind of reaction!

    I find it very interesting that your first response to my original post (about the BME Wiki) attempted to discount it’s usefulness due to it’s lack of impartiality. Yet here you are saying that there SHOULD be resistance to body modification in order to enforce a “high level of quality and standard across the industry”. Now, if you were referring to hygiene, I’d be all with you. But you’re talking about aesthetics. And, as someone who constantly refers back to psychology, you should be MORE than aware that everyone’s aesthetic sense is somewhat different. I’m sure you will say that we are all the same, and that I’m totally wrong, but if you genuinely sit down and think about it, our sense of art is defined by our experiences and how we relate to them, so, no. Everybody is not exactly the same. To some people, this body mod may be BEAUTIFUL. It just doesn’t happen to be to you, and since you can’t really psychologically explain this to YOURSELF, you have decided that he is an “extremist” or an “attention seeker”, which is rather bigoted, if you ask me.

    I’m done with this thread… I thought I would enjoy an open-minded debate, but now it’s just starting to piss me off.

  42. Corky Avatar

    Giles, you’re proving my point. Yes, currently there are those that give the weird looks, but it SHOULDN’T be that way, and it’s people like you who propagate that kind of reaction!

    I find it very interesting that your first response to my original post (about the BME Wiki) attempted to discount it’s usefulness due to it’s lack of impartiality. Yet here you are saying that there SHOULD be resistance to body modification in order to enforce a “high level of quality and standard across the industry”. Now, if you were referring to hygiene, I’d be all with you. But you’re talking about aesthetics. And, as someone who constantly refers back to psychology, you should be MORE than aware that everyone’s aesthetic sense is somewhat different. I’m sure you will say that we are all the same, and that I’m totally wrong, but if you genuinely sit down and think about it, our sense of art is defined by our experiences and how we relate to them, so, no. Everybody is not exactly the same. To some people, this body mod may be BEAUTIFUL. It just doesn’t happen to be to you, and since you can’t really psychologically explain this to YOURSELF, you have decided that he is an “extremist” or an “attention seeker”, which is rather bigoted, if you ask me.

    I’m done with this thread… I thought I would enjoy an open-minded debate, but now it’s just starting to piss me off.

  43. Jessica Avatar

    If someone suffers from extreme mental illness and fixate themselves on removing a limb because it is “evil” and having their arm/leg/finger removed will solve everything, should we support his actions for removal or help him seek a mental health professional? The man is clearly disturbed but his actions include something that could fall under the realm of body modification. Do we support anything and everything that someone does to modify themselves, even if it is harmful and only a product on mental defect?

    Just like we shouldn’t say that all willing amputees are sick, we can’t say that they all aren’t.

  44. Jessica Avatar

    If someone suffers from extreme mental illness and fixate themselves on removing a limb because it is “evil” and having their arm/leg/finger removed will solve everything, should we support his actions for removal or help him seek a mental health professional? The man is clearly disturbed but his actions include something that could fall under the realm of body modification. Do we support anything and everything that someone does to modify themselves, even if it is harmful and only a product on mental defect?

    Just like we shouldn’t say that all willing amputees are sick, we can’t say that they all aren’t.

  45. Mitch Avatar
    Mitch

    The only thing I find worrysome about Pauly and his mods, is that I read a post on his IAM page where he said a dude told him he should get a transcrotal so he could fuck it, and Pauly said “OK, so now I’m looking into a transcrotal”. I don’t believe there was any “haha” or “lol” attached to it either, so I think he was serious. I also read in Tattoo and Piercing Magazine an article on Pauly where said one of the reasons he stretched his nostrils so big was because people told him he should. I think anyone should do anything (yes, anything) they want for THE RIGHT REASONS. I hope Pauly is OK, and he does his mods for himself, and not to make others happy.

  46. Mitch Avatar
    Mitch

    The only thing I find worrysome about Pauly and his mods, is that I read a post on his IAM page where he said a dude told him he should get a transcrotal so he could fuck it, and Pauly said “OK, so now I’m looking into a transcrotal”. I don’t believe there was any “haha” or “lol” attached to it either, so I think he was serious. I also read in Tattoo and Piercing Magazine an article on Pauly where said one of the reasons he stretched his nostrils so big was because people told him he should. I think anyone should do anything (yes, anything) they want for THE RIGHT REASONS. I hope Pauly is OK, and he does his mods for himself, and not to make others happy.

  47. Pauly Unstoppable Avatar

    i never said i was getting my trans scrotal so someone could fuck it

    i have wanted a trans scrotal since i saw the one jon cobb did years and years ago on bme

    people really take things on the internet far far to seriously, the person that made the joke about fucking my TS is the same person i am on modblog with his penis in my ear

    did i stretch my ear so he could fuck it? of course not

    and in regards to my nostrils, thats also something i had talked about since i was in high school after seeing Pat Tidwells nostrils

    what you are referring to is when my now ex fiance talked me into buying some 1″ plugs when i was in canada, i was already going bigger but kept putting it off and putting it off till he just told me to buy them so i did

    i dont think if i was doing my modification for other people i would push myself as far as i do

  48. Pauly Unstoppable Avatar

    i never said i was getting my trans scrotal so someone could fuck it

    i have wanted a trans scrotal since i saw the one jon cobb did years and years ago on bme

    people really take things on the internet far far to seriously, the person that made the joke about fucking my TS is the same person i am on modblog with his penis in my ear

    did i stretch my ear so he could fuck it? of course not

    and in regards to my nostrils, thats also something i had talked about since i was in high school after seeing Pat Tidwells nostrils

    what you are referring to is when my now ex fiance talked me into buying some 1″ plugs when i was in canada, i was already going bigger but kept putting it off and putting it off till he just told me to buy them so i did

    i dont think if i was doing my modification for other people i would push myself as far as i do

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    Mitch

    Pauly – Good to hear!! Then by all means – ROCK ON!! See, now I understand something better about Pauly. If more people on here were willing to listen people, instead of arguing with them, they might understand the other one a little bit better. When I first came to this site, I saw a fully bisected penis, and said “That is fucked up, pierce it, don’t cut it half!!”. As I am typing this, I have a 3/4 head split (basically from a standard trans-urethral apadravya forward) and am thinking of a subincision. You gotta crawl before you walk. If you want to walk, that is.

  50. Mitch Avatar
    Mitch

    Pauly – Good to hear!! Then by all means – ROCK ON!! See, now I understand something better about Pauly. If more people on here were willing to listen people, instead of arguing with them, they might understand the other one a little bit better. When I first came to this site, I saw a fully bisected penis, and said “That is fucked up, pierce it, don’t cut it half!!”. As I am typing this, I have a 3/4 head split (basically from a standard trans-urethral apadravya forward) and am thinking of a subincision. You gotta crawl before you walk. If you want to walk, that is.

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