A few days ago I posted one of the small number of ultra-rare piercings, the eyelid ring, and I wanted to follow that up today with the even rarer, and arguably more dangerous, Achilles tendon piercing. This piercing literally passes through the small gap in between the Achilles tendon and the junction of the fibula, tibia, and talus junction — it goes without saying that if problems arise, they can be literally crippling… This particular example was done by David Bendele of On The Edge Body Art Studio in Findlay, Ohio.
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152 responses to “True/Deep Achilles Piercing”
how do you wear tennis shoes or boots or even socks with this?
seems like too much of a hassle and a risk, even tho is looks really cool.
how do you wear tennis shoes or boots or even socks with this?
seems like too much of a hassle and a risk, even tho is looks really cool.
holy crap thats deep!
reps to whoever had the guts to do that!
holy crap thats deep!
reps to whoever had the guts to do that!
Did that affect mobility?
Did that affect mobility?
FUCK THAT
FUCK THAT
Ah, the very personification of “mod before client”, good times.
Ah, the very personification of “mod before client”, good times.
omg ouchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
omg ouchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Holy shit. One of the VERY few things on this website that actually makes me cringe. This terrifies me!
This dude has balls and I totally respect him for that!
Holy shit. One of the VERY few things on this website that actually makes me cringe. This terrifies me!
This dude has balls and I totally respect him for that!
Oh WOW. He has some balls! I have tendinitis in BOTH of my Achilles Tendons and it is SO painful some days.
Oh WOW. He has some balls! I have tendinitis in BOTH of my Achilles Tendons and it is SO painful some days.
ouuccchh…
see this is where you do some microdermals & tell random people it goes all the way through!
ouuccchh…
see this is where you do some microdermals & tell random people it goes all the way through!
I’m with Lori on this one. I’d like to see more piercers with respect for the science of piercing to not put any individual in jeopardy for the sake of their interests. I mean, great, you pulled a dangerous procedure off without any initial complications, but as any piercer will tell you, it’s all up to the client to care for their the well being of their piercing. What’s to say the wearer of this isn’t completely inept in caring for a piercing that will be ripe with the potential for issues during “healing”?
I’m with Lori on this one. I’d like to see more piercers with respect for the science of piercing to not put any individual in jeopardy for the sake of their interests. I mean, great, you pulled a dangerous procedure off without any initial complications, but as any piercer will tell you, it’s all up to the client to care for their the well being of their piercing. What’s to say the wearer of this isn’t completely inept in caring for a piercing that will be ripe with the potential for issues during “healing”?
So it’s the job of piercers to protect people from themselves?
Personally I’m not interested in having conservative piercers dictate what I can and can not do to my body (or ask someone else to do to my body)…
So it’s the job of piercers to protect people from themselves?
Personally I’m not interested in having conservative piercers dictate what I can and can not do to my body (or ask someone else to do to my body)…
very good point shannon! i’m glad it was you to step up and say it! anyone who has a bitch about seeing this piercing done is being a hypocrite against everything this site stands for… it’s my body, who are you to say what i can and can’t do with it. as least the customer went to a fucking piercer to have it done!
very good point shannon! i’m glad it was you to step up and say it! anyone who has a bitch about seeing this piercing done is being a hypocrite against everything this site stands for… it’s my body, who are you to say what i can and can’t do with it. as least the customer went to a fucking piercer to have it done!
I personally wouldn’t risk it, but if the guy knows and understands the risks it’s his choice…
I personally wouldn’t risk it, but if the guy knows and understands the risks it’s his choice…
um….i spose this is a relativly stupid question, but seeing as how i can’t walk…..how could this be potentially “crippling”?
um….i spose this is a relativly stupid question, but seeing as how i can’t walk…..how could this be potentially “crippling”?
Filed under “things to let other people try.”
Filed under “things to let other people try.”
I would think that it would be the job of the piercer to logically look at what the client is asking and making a decision as to whether or not this is a more wreckless procedure than practical. Alright, push the boundaries of whats possible with body modification. Go right ahead. If there was ever a line that was to be crossed I would have thought it’d been run over at full speed a long time ago. With all thats been seen and done I’m not at all surprised someone would attempt a piercing like this. Nor an eyelid piercing which is almost blatantly obvious to cause some damage or irritation to the eye itself. In this case the person can be crippled for life from a 10 second procedure based on their ideas and the piercers actions. I am not a piercer by any means. I dont even like needles. But if I personally were in charge of doing something that put the overall wellbeing of my client in jeopardy, I’d at least think twice if not three times about doing it.
With that said, still quite impressive.
I would think that it would be the job of the piercer to logically look at what the client is asking and making a decision as to whether or not this is a more wreckless procedure than practical. Alright, push the boundaries of whats possible with body modification. Go right ahead. If there was ever a line that was to be crossed I would have thought it’d been run over at full speed a long time ago. With all thats been seen and done I’m not at all surprised someone would attempt a piercing like this. Nor an eyelid piercing which is almost blatantly obvious to cause some damage or irritation to the eye itself. In this case the person can be crippled for life from a 10 second procedure based on their ideas and the piercers actions. I am not a piercer by any means. I dont even like needles. But if I personally were in charge of doing something that put the overall wellbeing of my client in jeopardy, I’d at least think twice if not three times about doing it.
With that said, still quite impressive.
As interesting as I find this, how the hell do you wear normal shoes?
I’d really like to know how the mechanics of this piercing work, too [how is walking affected? was there any sort of examination done prior to make sure nothing vital was hit? etc, etc].
As interesting as I find this, how the hell do you wear normal shoes?
I’d really like to know how the mechanics of this piercing work, too [how is walking affected? was there any sort of examination done prior to make sure nothing vital was hit? etc, etc].
I don’t have anything really to add to this, my position on these sorts of ‘deep’ piercings is the same as ever, i.e. get microdermals to simulate the look (in basic terms), but that is because for me, body modification is purely aesthetic and I’m well aware that for others it is not and pushing boundaries is an essential part of their desires.
My Mum woke me up one morning to tell me about a dream she had where she had had her palms pierced and her Achilles tendon pierced. She wasn’t at all shocked when I showed her pictures of both on here. She was just like ‘oh, righto then’ and went back to watching tennis. I doubt she’ll try either though!
I don’t have anything really to add to this, my position on these sorts of ‘deep’ piercings is the same as ever, i.e. get microdermals to simulate the look (in basic terms), but that is because for me, body modification is purely aesthetic and I’m well aware that for others it is not and pushing boundaries is an essential part of their desires.
My Mum woke me up one morning to tell me about a dream she had where she had had her palms pierced and her Achilles tendon pierced. She wasn’t at all shocked when I showed her pictures of both on here. She was just like ‘oh, righto then’ and went back to watching tennis. I doubt she’ll try either though!
oh man, he must have balls the size of grapefruits
oh man, he must have balls the size of grapefruits
TOflat – My feeling is that it’s the piercers job to ensure that the client is informed about everything. Informed about the piercer’s skill and qualification, informed about the risks, informed about how both a best case and worst case will affect their life, and so on.
Holly – Some people get modified because they want to LOOK a certain way, and some people get modified because they want to BE a certain way.
TOflat – My feeling is that it’s the piercers job to ensure that the client is informed about everything. Informed about the piercer’s skill and qualification, informed about the risks, informed about how both a best case and worst case will affect their life, and so on.
Holly – Some people get modified because they want to LOOK a certain way, and some people get modified because they want to BE a certain way.
Credit to those involved, it must have been a pretty incredible experience. However, it makes me cringe slightly, seeing as I have a fear of anything touching my achilles tendon lol…makes me go all squirmy, so this the thought of this piercing has a similar effect.
Credit to those involved, it must have been a pretty incredible experience. However, it makes me cringe slightly, seeing as I have a fear of anything touching my achilles tendon lol…makes me go all squirmy, so this the thought of this piercing has a similar effect.
I think that ‘looking’ and ‘being’ can (and I stress the ‘can’ as they aren’t always) be interchangeable though. My corset that I have had for nearing 2 years is about the aesthetics of the ribbon and metal in and against my skin but it is also about being myself and enjoying it. I didn’t have it done to encapsulate a certain ‘look’ but to just do something that I thought was striking.
I guess what I mean is that I think its fine for people to go down the deep/extreme piercing route if it means a lot to them and they will achieve their goal, whatever it is, that way. I’m satisfied with creating a look that pleases my eye.
If I was such a fan of this Achilles piercing and was desperate to simulate it, I would look into ways of achieving it without what I think is the potential danger of the procedure/healing. But I get it that for some people the look isn’t enough and I wouldn’t judge someone for that.
I think that ‘looking’ and ‘being’ can (and I stress the ‘can’ as they aren’t always) be interchangeable though. My corset that I have had for nearing 2 years is about the aesthetics of the ribbon and metal in and against my skin but it is also about being myself and enjoying it. I didn’t have it done to encapsulate a certain ‘look’ but to just do something that I thought was striking.
I guess what I mean is that I think its fine for people to go down the deep/extreme piercing route if it means a lot to them and they will achieve their goal, whatever it is, that way. I’m satisfied with creating a look that pleases my eye.
If I was such a fan of this Achilles piercing and was desperate to simulate it, I would look into ways of achieving it without what I think is the potential danger of the procedure/healing. But I get it that for some people the look isn’t enough and I wouldn’t judge someone for that.
Holly – I strongly disagree that “looking” a certain way and “being” a certain way are the same thing… There’s nothing wrong with the goal being a striking aesthetic, but that’s not always the goal of modification. If the goal is the experience or the fundamental change to the body, then “faking it” is fairly worthless to that person.
Holly – I strongly disagree that “looking” a certain way and “being” a certain way are the same thing… There’s nothing wrong with the goal being a striking aesthetic, but that’s not always the goal of modification. If the goal is the experience or the fundamental change to the body, then “faking it” is fairly worthless to that person.
wow, haven’t thought of this in a while. 6 years ago I was in chicago visiting a friend, and we were sitting in a café and an older gentleman was sitting at the table across from us. He had a t shirt on that said ” I have a SERIOUS foot fetish”. So, I right away look at his feet. He’s wearing loafers without socks, in febuary! And at the junction between his Achilles and the various bones he not only has a CBR, but also has had the flesh between the bone and achilles REMOVED. The opening was probably 3 inches high and perfectly healed. Probably the most shocking mod I had ever seen.
That guy had a serious foot fetish indeed.
wow, haven’t thought of this in a while. 6 years ago I was in chicago visiting a friend, and we were sitting in a café and an older gentleman was sitting at the table across from us. He had a t shirt on that said ” I have a SERIOUS foot fetish”. So, I right away look at his feet. He’s wearing loafers without socks, in febuary! And at the junction between his Achilles and the various bones he not only has a CBR, but also has had the flesh between the bone and achilles REMOVED. The opening was probably 3 inches high and perfectly healed. Probably the most shocking mod I had ever seen.
That guy had a serious foot fetish indeed.
that makes me cringe big time. i wonder how uncomfortable it would be, i can’t imagine it healing very well.
that makes me cringe big time. i wonder how uncomfortable it would be, i can’t imagine it healing very well.