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.

Two Year Old Implants

Iguana Mike‘s implants survived his recent legal altercations, and seem to be doing quite well at two years of age (initially done by Shawn O’Hare at Fillmore Tattoo and Piercing in California). I have to admit that giant star implant in his forehead is really visually overpowering and I’ll bet is a little disconcerting in person as it’s so big!

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440 responses to “Two Year Old Implants”

  1. gidge Avatar
    gidge

    What do you do with the implants when your 70? and a big saggin’ sack o skin?

  2. gidge Avatar
    gidge

    What do you do with the implants when your 70? and a big saggin’ sack o skin?

  3. gidge Avatar
    gidge

    What do you do with the implants when your 70? and a big saggin’ sack o skin?

  4. gidge Avatar
    gidge

    What do you do with the implants when your 70? and a big saggin’ sack o skin?

  5. gidge Avatar
    gidge

    What do you do with the implants when your 70? and a big saggin’ sack o skin?

  6. tattoo bill Avatar
    tattoo bill

    I did a tattoo guest spot at Eternal 7′s in 05 when these allegations took place. I know the real story. I grew up with an artist that worked there at Eternal 7′s. Im not going to slander anyone and mention anyones name. but I went out there to work a guest spot and stay at the tattoo artist house. I stayed at his house but he was completely addicted to meth. It was hard to stay at the house with him. So I ended up staying with Iguana Mike and basically going out after work with him. I was around him the whole time. Nothing of the sort was going on. The tattoo artist got pissed because I stayed at Iguanas house instead of his seeing how we grew up together. THEN, once Iguana worked at Eternal 7′s for a month, the owner made him manager and not the tattoo artist. Well that made the artist even more pissed because I was hanging out with Iguana and I was supposed to be the artists boy. So, he had one of his friends sisters go to the police and make up a story about Iguana. Thats the true story. The girls did not even show up in court to testify against Iguana Mike. So the charges were dropped. I am a respectable tattoo artist that has been in the industry for 16 years. Ive worked with some of the biggest names. Im here to put an end to the slander of Iguana Mike. That was all bullshit. Anyone that jumps on the lynching bandwagon is just another tool in the industry.

  7. tattoo bill Avatar
    tattoo bill

    I did a tattoo guest spot at Eternal 7′s in 05 when these allegations took place. I know the real story. I grew up with an artist that worked there at Eternal 7′s. Im not going to slander anyone and mention anyones name. but I went out there to work a guest spot and stay at the tattoo artist house. I stayed at his house but he was completely addicted to meth. It was hard to stay at the house with him. So I ended up staying with Iguana Mike and basically going out after work with him. I was around him the whole time. Nothing of the sort was going on. The tattoo artist got pissed because I stayed at Iguanas house instead of his seeing how we grew up together. THEN, once Iguana worked at Eternal 7′s for a month, the owner made him manager and not the tattoo artist. Well that made the artist even more pissed because I was hanging out with Iguana and I was supposed to be the artists boy. So, he had one of his friends sisters go to the police and make up a story about Iguana. Thats the true story. The girls did not even show up in court to testify against Iguana Mike. So the charges were dropped. I am a respectable tattoo artist that has been in the industry for 16 years. Ive worked with some of the biggest names. Im here to put an end to the slander of Iguana Mike. That was all bullshit. Anyone that jumps on the lynching bandwagon is just another tool in the industry.

  8. tattoo bill Avatar
    tattoo bill

    I did a tattoo guest spot at Eternal 7′s in 05 when these allegations took place. I know the real story. I grew up with an artist that worked there at Eternal 7′s. Im not going to slander anyone and mention anyones name. but I went out there to work a guest spot and stay at the tattoo artist house. I stayed at his house but he was completely addicted to meth. It was hard to stay at the house with him. So I ended up staying with Iguana Mike and basically going out after work with him. I was around him the whole time. Nothing of the sort was going on. The tattoo artist got pissed because I stayed at Iguanas house instead of his seeing how we grew up together. THEN, once Iguana worked at Eternal 7′s for a month, the owner made him manager and not the tattoo artist. Well that made the artist even more pissed because I was hanging out with Iguana and I was supposed to be the artists boy. So, he had one of his friends sisters go to the police and make up a story about Iguana. Thats the true story. The girls did not even show up in court to testify against Iguana Mike. So the charges were dropped. I am a respectable tattoo artist that has been in the industry for 16 years. Ive worked with some of the biggest names. Im here to put an end to the slander of Iguana Mike. That was all bullshit. Anyone that jumps on the lynching bandwagon is just another tool in the industry.

  9. tattoo bill Avatar
    tattoo bill

    I did a tattoo guest spot at Eternal 7′s in 05 when these allegations took place. I know the real story. I grew up with an artist that worked there at Eternal 7′s. Im not going to slander anyone and mention anyones name. but I went out there to work a guest spot and stay at the tattoo artist house. I stayed at his house but he was completely addicted to meth. It was hard to stay at the house with him. So I ended up staying with Iguana Mike and basically going out after work with him. I was around him the whole time. Nothing of the sort was going on. The tattoo artist got pissed because I stayed at Iguanas house instead of his seeing how we grew up together. THEN, once Iguana worked at Eternal 7′s for a month, the owner made him manager and not the tattoo artist. Well that made the artist even more pissed because I was hanging out with Iguana and I was supposed to be the artists boy. So, he had one of his friends sisters go to the police and make up a story about Iguana. Thats the true story. The girls did not even show up in court to testify against Iguana Mike. So the charges were dropped. I am a respectable tattoo artist that has been in the industry for 16 years. Ive worked with some of the biggest names. Im here to put an end to the slander of Iguana Mike. That was all bullshit. Anyone that jumps on the lynching bandwagon is just another tool in the industry.

  10. tattoo bill Avatar
    tattoo bill

    I did a tattoo guest spot at Eternal 7′s in 05 when these allegations took place. I know the real story. I grew up with an artist that worked there at Eternal 7′s. Im not going to slander anyone and mention anyones name. but I went out there to work a guest spot and stay at the tattoo artist house. I stayed at his house but he was completely addicted to meth. It was hard to stay at the house with him. So I ended up staying with Iguana Mike and basically going out after work with him. I was around him the whole time. Nothing of the sort was going on. The tattoo artist got pissed because I stayed at Iguanas house instead of his seeing how we grew up together. THEN, once Iguana worked at Eternal 7′s for a month, the owner made him manager and not the tattoo artist. Well that made the artist even more pissed because I was hanging out with Iguana and I was supposed to be the artists boy. So, he had one of his friends sisters go to the police and make up a story about Iguana. Thats the true story. The girls did not even show up in court to testify against Iguana Mike. So the charges were dropped. I am a respectable tattoo artist that has been in the industry for 16 years. Ive worked with some of the biggest names. Im here to put an end to the slander of Iguana Mike. That was all bullshit. Anyone that jumps on the lynching bandwagon is just another tool in the industry.

  11. sunday Avatar
    sunday

    well for everyone who wants an update on iguana hes been charged for another case in sexual harassment and indecent exposure currently on trial but this time not with minors. He’s been on probation and is still on probation for another 4 more years. If he gets charged for this case his probation will be revoked and he’d end up going to jail.

  12. sunday Avatar
    sunday

    well for everyone who wants an update on iguana hes been charged for another case in sexual harassment and indecent exposure currently on trial but this time not with minors. He’s been on probation and is still on probation for another 4 more years. If he gets charged for this case his probation will be revoked and he’d end up going to jail.

  13. sunday Avatar
    sunday

    well for everyone who wants an update on iguana hes been charged for another case in sexual harassment and indecent exposure currently on trial but this time not with minors. He’s been on probation and is still on probation for another 4 more years. If he gets charged for this case his probation will be revoked and he’d end up going to jail.

  14. sunday Avatar
    sunday

    well for everyone who wants an update on iguana hes been charged for another case in sexual harassment and indecent exposure currently on trial but this time not with minors. He’s been on probation and is still on probation for another 4 more years. If he gets charged for this case his probation will be revoked and he’d end up going to jail.

  15. sunday Avatar
    sunday

    well for everyone who wants an update on iguana hes been charged for another case in sexual harassment and indecent exposure currently on trial but this time not with minors. He’s been on probation and is still on probation for another 4 more years. If he gets charged for this case his probation will be revoked and he’d end up going to jail.

  16. toall Avatar

    to all u people out thar on mobblogiguana was not cotvicted of any of the crimes u talked about infact the da in the case had to admit to the judge in the case that he was droping the charges of rape because ov evadence that iguana went forward with witch showed that the girls in the case had lied such as 1 girl saying he asaulted her she left the shop and never came back but he had a realise that showed that she came in 6 months latter to get a piercing from iguana on her 18th birthday

  17. toall Avatar

    to all u people out thar on mobblogiguana was not cotvicted of any of the crimes u talked about infact the da in the case had to admit to the judge in the case that he was droping the charges of rape because ov evadence that iguana went forward with witch showed that the girls in the case had lied such as 1 girl saying he asaulted her she left the shop and never came back but he had a realise that showed that she came in 6 months latter to get a piercing from iguana on her 18th birthday

  18. toall Avatar

    to all u people out thar on mobblogiguana was not cotvicted of any of the crimes u talked about infact the da in the case had to admit to the judge in the case that he was droping the charges of rape because ov evadence that iguana went forward with witch showed that the girls in the case had lied such as 1 girl saying he asaulted her she left the shop and never came back but he had a realise that showed that she came in 6 months latter to get a piercing from iguana on her 18th birthday

  19. toall Avatar

    to all u people out thar on mobblogiguana was not cotvicted of any of the crimes u talked about infact the da in the case had to admit to the judge in the case that he was droping the charges of rape because ov evadence that iguana went forward with witch showed that the girls in the case had lied such as 1 girl saying he asaulted her she left the shop and never came back but he had a realise that showed that she came in 6 months latter to get a piercing from iguana on her 18th birthday

  20. toall Avatar

    to all u people out thar on mobblogiguana was not cotvicted of any of the crimes u talked about infact the da in the case had to admit to the judge in the case that he was droping the charges of rape because ov evadence that iguana went forward with witch showed that the girls in the case had lied such as 1 girl saying he asaulted her she left the shop and never came back but he had a realise that showed that she came in 6 months latter to get a piercing from iguana on her 18th birthday

  21. Phrynozoid Avatar
    Phrynozoid

    I can attest to the accusations against him. I was sexually assaulted by him in 2004 as a 16 year old. I used to live within walking distance of Eternal 7 and interviewed him for an essay in high school. He offered to pierce me “in places my parents couldn’t find”. Obviously that did not end well.

  22. Phrynozoid Avatar
    Phrynozoid

    I can attest to the accusations against him. I was sexually assaulted by him in 2004 as a 16 year old. I used to live within walking distance of Eternal 7 and interviewed him for an essay in high school. He offered to pierce me “in places my parents couldn’t find”. Obviously that did not end well.

  23. Phrynozoid Avatar
    Phrynozoid

    I can attest to the accusations against him. I was sexually assaulted by him in 2004 as a 16 year old. I used to live within walking distance of Eternal 7 and interviewed him for an essay in high school. He offered to pierce me “in places my parents couldn’t find”. Obviously that did not end well.

  24. Phrynozoid Avatar
    Phrynozoid

    I can attest to the accusations against him. I was sexually assaulted by him in 2004 as a 16 year old. I used to live within walking distance of Eternal 7 and interviewed him for an essay in high school. He offered to pierce me “in places my parents couldn’t find”. Obviously that did not end well.

  25. Phrynozoid Avatar
    Phrynozoid

    I can attest to the accusations against him. I was sexually assaulted by him in 2004 as a 16 year old. I used to live within walking distance of Eternal 7 and interviewed him for an essay in high school. He offered to pierce me “in places my parents couldn’t find”. Obviously that did not end well.

  26. Phrynozoid Avatar
    Phrynozoid

    Actually, it was early 2005, my bad.

  27. Phrynozoid Avatar
    Phrynozoid

    Actually, it was early 2005, my bad.

  28. Phrynozoid Avatar
    Phrynozoid

    Actually, it was early 2005, my bad.

  29. Phrynozoid Avatar
    Phrynozoid

    Actually, it was early 2005, my bad.

  30. Phrynozoid Avatar
    Phrynozoid

    Actually, it was early 2005, my bad.

  31. Det. Blackwell Avatar
    Det. Blackwell

    I am the Detective Quoted in the article at the top, though the case was actually my partner’s case. The results are public record. Mike Plead guilty to two counts Contributing to the Delinquency of a minor and two counts of Promotion of Obscenity to a Minor and got 5 years of probation, all other counts were dropped as part of the deal. He should successfully complete that probation in a few more months. The second case of public indecency in 2010 was dropped as well, and as far as I know, with that exception, Mike has stayed out of trouble.

    As far as it being a two year investigation, it wasn’t really. The case was reported by in 2005, then was assigned to a Detective. By the time the Det. got the case, the main victim could not be located for follow up again until January of 2007 and Mike had moved away as well. So no investigation was actually occurring during that time, the case just sat for 20+ months.

    I spoke with Mike about 10 months ago in another shop in town while I was getting some ink. He was trying to move back home, SC I believe, to be closer to family. He was very sick and didn’t believe he was going to live much longer. He had removed the star form his forehead and his spikes were only about 3/4″. That shop has since closed as well, so I am not sure where Mike is or what he is doing at this point.

  32. Det. Blackwell Avatar
    Det. Blackwell

    I am the Detective Quoted in the article at the top, though the case was actually my partner’s case. The results are public record. Mike Plead guilty to two counts Contributing to the Delinquency of a minor and two counts of Promotion of Obscenity to a Minor and got 5 years of probation, all other counts were dropped as part of the deal. He should successfully complete that probation in a few more months. The second case of public indecency in 2010 was dropped as well, and as far as I know, with that exception, Mike has stayed out of trouble.

    As far as it being a two year investigation, it wasn’t really. The case was reported by in 2005, then was assigned to a Detective. By the time the Det. got the case, the main victim could not be located for follow up again until January of 2007 and Mike had moved away as well. So no investigation was actually occurring during that time, the case just sat for 20+ months.

    I spoke with Mike about 10 months ago in another shop in town while I was getting some ink. He was trying to move back home, SC I believe, to be closer to family. He was very sick and didn’t believe he was going to live much longer. He had removed the star form his forehead and his spikes were only about 3/4″. That shop has since closed as well, so I am not sure where Mike is or what he is doing at this point.

  33. Det. Blackwell Avatar
    Det. Blackwell

    I am the Detective Quoted in the article at the top, though the case was actually my partner’s case. The results are public record. Mike Plead guilty to two counts Contributing to the Delinquency of a minor and two counts of Promotion of Obscenity to a Minor and got 5 years of probation, all other counts were dropped as part of the deal. He should successfully complete that probation in a few more months. The second case of public indecency in 2010 was dropped as well, and as far as I know, with that exception, Mike has stayed out of trouble.

    As far as it being a two year investigation, it wasn’t really. The case was reported by in 2005, then was assigned to a Detective. By the time the Det. got the case, the main victim could not be located for follow up again until January of 2007 and Mike had moved away as well. So no investigation was actually occurring during that time, the case just sat for 20+ months.

    I spoke with Mike about 10 months ago in another shop in town while I was getting some ink. He was trying to move back home, SC I believe, to be closer to family. He was very sick and didn’t believe he was going to live much longer. He had removed the star form his forehead and his spikes were only about 3/4″. That shop has since closed as well, so I am not sure where Mike is or what he is doing at this point.

  34. Det. Blackwell Avatar
    Det. Blackwell

    I am the Detective Quoted in the article at the top, though the case was actually my partner’s case. The results are public record. Mike Plead guilty to two counts Contributing to the Delinquency of a minor and two counts of Promotion of Obscenity to a Minor and got 5 years of probation, all other counts were dropped as part of the deal. He should successfully complete that probation in a few more months. The second case of public indecency in 2010 was dropped as well, and as far as I know, with that exception, Mike has stayed out of trouble.

    As far as it being a two year investigation, it wasn’t really. The case was reported by in 2005, then was assigned to a Detective. By the time the Det. got the case, the main victim could not be located for follow up again until January of 2007 and Mike had moved away as well. So no investigation was actually occurring during that time, the case just sat for 20+ months.

    I spoke with Mike about 10 months ago in another shop in town while I was getting some ink. He was trying to move back home, SC I believe, to be closer to family. He was very sick and didn’t believe he was going to live much longer. He had removed the star form his forehead and his spikes were only about 3/4″. That shop has since closed as well, so I am not sure where Mike is or what he is doing at this point.

  35. Det. Blackwell Avatar
    Det. Blackwell

    I am the Detective Quoted in the article at the top, though the case was actually my partner’s case. The results are public record. Mike Plead guilty to two counts Contributing to the Delinquency of a minor and two counts of Promotion of Obscenity to a Minor and got 5 years of probation, all other counts were dropped as part of the deal. He should successfully complete that probation in a few more months. The second case of public indecency in 2010 was dropped as well, and as far as I know, with that exception, Mike has stayed out of trouble.

    As far as it being a two year investigation, it wasn’t really. The case was reported by in 2005, then was assigned to a Detective. By the time the Det. got the case, the main victim could not be located for follow up again until January of 2007 and Mike had moved away as well. So no investigation was actually occurring during that time, the case just sat for 20+ months.

    I spoke with Mike about 10 months ago in another shop in town while I was getting some ink. He was trying to move back home, SC I believe, to be closer to family. He was very sick and didn’t believe he was going to live much longer. He had removed the star form his forehead and his spikes were only about 3/4″. That shop has since closed as well, so I am not sure where Mike is or what he is doing at this point.

  36. Devin Avatar
    Devin

    I was raped by this bag of trash back when I was 16. He handcuffed me to a futon bed rail and raped me.
    Tonight, I just learned he is dead.
    Good.
    He died about three months ago it seems.

  37. Devin Avatar
    Devin

    I was raped by this bag of trash back when I was 16. He handcuffed me to a futon bed rail and raped me.
    Tonight, I just learned he is dead.
    Good.
    He died about three months ago it seems.

  38. Devin Avatar
    Devin

    I was raped by this bag of trash back when I was 16. He handcuffed me to a futon bed rail and raped me.
    Tonight, I just learned he is dead.
    Good.
    He died about three months ago it seems.

  39. Devin Avatar
    Devin

    I was raped by this bag of trash back when I was 16. He handcuffed me to a futon bed rail and raped me.
    Tonight, I just learned he is dead.
    Good.
    He died about three months ago it seems.

  40. Devin Avatar
    Devin

    I was raped by this bag of trash back when I was 16. He handcuffed me to a futon bed rail and raped me.
    Tonight, I just learned he is dead.
    Good.
    He died about three months ago it seems.

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