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. maxine Avatar

    nice stuble, good morning shannon

  2. maxine Avatar

    nice stuble, good morning shannon

  3. maxine Avatar

    nice stuble, good morning shannon

  4. maxine Avatar

    nice stuble, good morning shannon

  5. maxine Avatar

    nice stuble, good morning shannon

  6. fras Avatar
    fras

    hmm its really late in oz. As much as its some amazing implant work, I find it very overpowering, especially the star. Each to their own though, quite cool transdermals too.

  7. fras Avatar
    fras

    hmm its really late in oz. As much as its some amazing implant work, I find it very overpowering, especially the star. Each to their own though, quite cool transdermals too.

  8. fras Avatar
    fras

    hmm its really late in oz. As much as its some amazing implant work, I find it very overpowering, especially the star. Each to their own though, quite cool transdermals too.

  9. fras Avatar
    fras

    hmm its really late in oz. As much as its some amazing implant work, I find it very overpowering, especially the star. Each to their own though, quite cool transdermals too.

  10. fras Avatar
    fras

    hmm its really late in oz. As much as its some amazing implant work, I find it very overpowering, especially the star. Each to their own though, quite cool transdermals too.

  11. Dimruthien Avatar

    I also find it far too overpowering, as I am a fan of quite subtle and aesthetically pleasing tattoos that don’t jump out and, excuse the pun, hit people in the face.

  12. Dimruthien Avatar

    I also find it far too overpowering, as I am a fan of quite subtle and aesthetically pleasing tattoos that don’t jump out and, excuse the pun, hit people in the face.

  13. Dimruthien Avatar

    I also find it far too overpowering, as I am a fan of quite subtle and aesthetically pleasing tattoos that don’t jump out and, excuse the pun, hit people in the face.

  14. Dimruthien Avatar

    I also find it far too overpowering, as I am a fan of quite subtle and aesthetically pleasing tattoos that don’t jump out and, excuse the pun, hit people in the face.

  15. Dimruthien Avatar

    I also find it far too overpowering, as I am a fan of quite subtle and aesthetically pleasing tattoos that don’t jump out and, excuse the pun, hit people in the face.

  16. ImmureME Avatar

    hey he pierced my friend’s lip and nose! I heard he was a scarification artist too, is that true?

  17. ImmureME Avatar

    hey he pierced my friend’s lip and nose! I heard he was a scarification artist too, is that true?

  18. ImmureME Avatar

    hey he pierced my friend’s lip and nose! I heard he was a scarification artist too, is that true?

  19. ImmureME Avatar

    hey he pierced my friend’s lip and nose! I heard he was a scarification artist too, is that true?

  20. ImmureME Avatar

    hey he pierced my friend’s lip and nose! I heard he was a scarification artist too, is that true?

  21. Lori St.Leone Avatar

    So what was the outcome of the felony charges made against him? All I can find is old new articles like this one:

    ====================================
    Man jailed in possible sex assaults on teens
    By ANDREA BROWN THE GAZETTE
    May 26, 2007 – 12:10AM
    Body piercings in exchange for sex. That’s the deal Colorado Springs police say a 35-year-old man working at a piercing shop offered to teenage girls as young as 14. Reports of sexual assaults on at least two underage girls led to the arrest Thursday of Michael Miller of Denver after a two-year investigation.

    “We are assuming there are a whole lot more victims out there,” said detective Clay Blackwell of the Colorado Springs Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit. Police are seeking other possible victims or parents who suspect their child received an illegal piercing from Miller, who has a large raised star on his forehead. Blackwell said Miller worked at Eternal 7s Tattoo and Piercing, a shop formerly at 5927 N. Academy Blvd., where he was known as “Iguana Mike.” According to the arrest affidavit, the investigation began in April 2005 when a student reported a sexual assault to to a Doherty High School police resource officer. The student said Miller told teenage girls, some 14 and 15 years old, that they could get their piercings free and without parental consent if they had sex with him. She said an underage friend at Lewis Palmer High School told her she had “messed around with Mike” for piercings. Another girl said she was 15 when she met Miller through MySpace.com. He used the screen name “iguanamike2” in instant-message conversations, police said. She told police he picked her up from a group meeting at New Life Church and drove her to the shop. She told police she refused his request that she perform oral sex on him. She said he forced her to have anal sex for 30 minutes, then acted as though “nothing had happened” and “calmly” pierced her tongue.

    The warrant states the shop closed in October 2005. The owner was not charged, Blackwell said. “He didn’t know anything about it,” Blackwell said. “It wasn’t related to the shop, but he (Miller) was sneaking them in after hours.” Blackwell said the case took two years because of a lack of reliable information about Miller, who moved to the Denver area. “Initially, there wasn’t enough to be able to identify him — all we had was ‘Mike.’ We couldn’t proceed,” he said. Blackwell said a recent girl’s account was “more astute,” and a warrant was issued on April 20 for Miller. Miller is in El Paso County jail on felony charges of suspicion of inducement of child prostitution, sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact. Bail was set at $25,000.

  22. Lori St.Leone Avatar

    So what was the outcome of the felony charges made against him? All I can find is old new articles like this one:

    ====================================
    Man jailed in possible sex assaults on teens
    By ANDREA BROWN THE GAZETTE
    May 26, 2007 – 12:10AM
    Body piercings in exchange for sex. That’s the deal Colorado Springs police say a 35-year-old man working at a piercing shop offered to teenage girls as young as 14. Reports of sexual assaults on at least two underage girls led to the arrest Thursday of Michael Miller of Denver after a two-year investigation.

    “We are assuming there are a whole lot more victims out there,” said detective Clay Blackwell of the Colorado Springs Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit. Police are seeking other possible victims or parents who suspect their child received an illegal piercing from Miller, who has a large raised star on his forehead. Blackwell said Miller worked at Eternal 7s Tattoo and Piercing, a shop formerly at 5927 N. Academy Blvd., where he was known as “Iguana Mike.” According to the arrest affidavit, the investigation began in April 2005 when a student reported a sexual assault to to a Doherty High School police resource officer. The student said Miller told teenage girls, some 14 and 15 years old, that they could get their piercings free and without parental consent if they had sex with him. She said an underage friend at Lewis Palmer High School told her she had “messed around with Mike” for piercings. Another girl said she was 15 when she met Miller through MySpace.com. He used the screen name “iguanamike2” in instant-message conversations, police said. She told police he picked her up from a group meeting at New Life Church and drove her to the shop. She told police she refused his request that she perform oral sex on him. She said he forced her to have anal sex for 30 minutes, then acted as though “nothing had happened” and “calmly” pierced her tongue.

    The warrant states the shop closed in October 2005. The owner was not charged, Blackwell said. “He didn’t know anything about it,” Blackwell said. “It wasn’t related to the shop, but he (Miller) was sneaking them in after hours.” Blackwell said the case took two years because of a lack of reliable information about Miller, who moved to the Denver area. “Initially, there wasn’t enough to be able to identify him — all we had was ‘Mike.’ We couldn’t proceed,” he said. Blackwell said a recent girl’s account was “more astute,” and a warrant was issued on April 20 for Miller. Miller is in El Paso County jail on felony charges of suspicion of inducement of child prostitution, sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact. Bail was set at $25,000.

  23. Lori St.Leone Avatar

    So what was the outcome of the felony charges made against him? All I can find is old new articles like this one:

    ====================================
    Man jailed in possible sex assaults on teens
    By ANDREA BROWN THE GAZETTE
    May 26, 2007 – 12:10AM
    Body piercings in exchange for sex. That’s the deal Colorado Springs police say a 35-year-old man working at a piercing shop offered to teenage girls as young as 14. Reports of sexual assaults on at least two underage girls led to the arrest Thursday of Michael Miller of Denver after a two-year investigation.

    “We are assuming there are a whole lot more victims out there,” said detective Clay Blackwell of the Colorado Springs Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit. Police are seeking other possible victims or parents who suspect their child received an illegal piercing from Miller, who has a large raised star on his forehead. Blackwell said Miller worked at Eternal 7s Tattoo and Piercing, a shop formerly at 5927 N. Academy Blvd., where he was known as “Iguana Mike.” According to the arrest affidavit, the investigation began in April 2005 when a student reported a sexual assault to to a Doherty High School police resource officer. The student said Miller told teenage girls, some 14 and 15 years old, that they could get their piercings free and without parental consent if they had sex with him. She said an underage friend at Lewis Palmer High School told her she had “messed around with Mike” for piercings. Another girl said she was 15 when she met Miller through MySpace.com. He used the screen name “iguanamike2” in instant-message conversations, police said. She told police he picked her up from a group meeting at New Life Church and drove her to the shop. She told police she refused his request that she perform oral sex on him. She said he forced her to have anal sex for 30 minutes, then acted as though “nothing had happened” and “calmly” pierced her tongue.

    The warrant states the shop closed in October 2005. The owner was not charged, Blackwell said. “He didn’t know anything about it,” Blackwell said. “It wasn’t related to the shop, but he (Miller) was sneaking them in after hours.” Blackwell said the case took two years because of a lack of reliable information about Miller, who moved to the Denver area. “Initially, there wasn’t enough to be able to identify him — all we had was ‘Mike.’ We couldn’t proceed,” he said. Blackwell said a recent girl’s account was “more astute,” and a warrant was issued on April 20 for Miller. Miller is in El Paso County jail on felony charges of suspicion of inducement of child prostitution, sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact. Bail was set at $25,000.

  24. Lori St.Leone Avatar

    So what was the outcome of the felony charges made against him? All I can find is old new articles like this one:

    ====================================
    Man jailed in possible sex assaults on teens
    By ANDREA BROWN THE GAZETTE
    May 26, 2007 – 12:10AM
    Body piercings in exchange for sex. That’s the deal Colorado Springs police say a 35-year-old man working at a piercing shop offered to teenage girls as young as 14. Reports of sexual assaults on at least two underage girls led to the arrest Thursday of Michael Miller of Denver after a two-year investigation.

    “We are assuming there are a whole lot more victims out there,” said detective Clay Blackwell of the Colorado Springs Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit. Police are seeking other possible victims or parents who suspect their child received an illegal piercing from Miller, who has a large raised star on his forehead. Blackwell said Miller worked at Eternal 7s Tattoo and Piercing, a shop formerly at 5927 N. Academy Blvd., where he was known as “Iguana Mike.” According to the arrest affidavit, the investigation began in April 2005 when a student reported a sexual assault to to a Doherty High School police resource officer. The student said Miller told teenage girls, some 14 and 15 years old, that they could get their piercings free and without parental consent if they had sex with him. She said an underage friend at Lewis Palmer High School told her she had “messed around with Mike” for piercings. Another girl said she was 15 when she met Miller through MySpace.com. He used the screen name “iguanamike2” in instant-message conversations, police said. She told police he picked her up from a group meeting at New Life Church and drove her to the shop. She told police she refused his request that she perform oral sex on him. She said he forced her to have anal sex for 30 minutes, then acted as though “nothing had happened” and “calmly” pierced her tongue.

    The warrant states the shop closed in October 2005. The owner was not charged, Blackwell said. “He didn’t know anything about it,” Blackwell said. “It wasn’t related to the shop, but he (Miller) was sneaking them in after hours.” Blackwell said the case took two years because of a lack of reliable information about Miller, who moved to the Denver area. “Initially, there wasn’t enough to be able to identify him — all we had was ‘Mike.’ We couldn’t proceed,” he said. Blackwell said a recent girl’s account was “more astute,” and a warrant was issued on April 20 for Miller. Miller is in El Paso County jail on felony charges of suspicion of inducement of child prostitution, sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact. Bail was set at $25,000.

  25. Lori St.Leone Avatar

    So what was the outcome of the felony charges made against him? All I can find is old new articles like this one:

    ====================================
    Man jailed in possible sex assaults on teens
    By ANDREA BROWN THE GAZETTE
    May 26, 2007 – 12:10AM
    Body piercings in exchange for sex. That’s the deal Colorado Springs police say a 35-year-old man working at a piercing shop offered to teenage girls as young as 14. Reports of sexual assaults on at least two underage girls led to the arrest Thursday of Michael Miller of Denver after a two-year investigation.

    “We are assuming there are a whole lot more victims out there,” said detective Clay Blackwell of the Colorado Springs Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit. Police are seeking other possible victims or parents who suspect their child received an illegal piercing from Miller, who has a large raised star on his forehead. Blackwell said Miller worked at Eternal 7s Tattoo and Piercing, a shop formerly at 5927 N. Academy Blvd., where he was known as “Iguana Mike.” According to the arrest affidavit, the investigation began in April 2005 when a student reported a sexual assault to to a Doherty High School police resource officer. The student said Miller told teenage girls, some 14 and 15 years old, that they could get their piercings free and without parental consent if they had sex with him. She said an underage friend at Lewis Palmer High School told her she had “messed around with Mike” for piercings. Another girl said she was 15 when she met Miller through MySpace.com. He used the screen name “iguanamike2” in instant-message conversations, police said. She told police he picked her up from a group meeting at New Life Church and drove her to the shop. She told police she refused his request that she perform oral sex on him. She said he forced her to have anal sex for 30 minutes, then acted as though “nothing had happened” and “calmly” pierced her tongue.

    The warrant states the shop closed in October 2005. The owner was not charged, Blackwell said. “He didn’t know anything about it,” Blackwell said. “It wasn’t related to the shop, but he (Miller) was sneaking them in after hours.” Blackwell said the case took two years because of a lack of reliable information about Miller, who moved to the Denver area. “Initially, there wasn’t enough to be able to identify him — all we had was ‘Mike.’ We couldn’t proceed,” he said. Blackwell said a recent girl’s account was “more astute,” and a warrant was issued on April 20 for Miller. Miller is in El Paso County jail on felony charges of suspicion of inducement of child prostitution, sexual assault and unlawful sexual contact. Bail was set at $25,000.

  26. Ra Avatar
    Ra

    … This is the Ink Fixx Aftercare guy..

  27. Ra Avatar
    Ra

    … This is the Ink Fixx Aftercare guy..

  28. Ra Avatar
    Ra

    … This is the Ink Fixx Aftercare guy..

  29. Ra Avatar
    Ra

    … This is the Ink Fixx Aftercare guy..

  30. Ra Avatar
    Ra

    … This is the Ink Fixx Aftercare guy..

  31. serenity Avatar

    So that piqued my curiosity Lori.. That sounds like a similar situation to the former owner of my studio, except it was always just rumours, and never went anywhere.. Hope someone can clarify this one.. 🙂

  32. serenity Avatar

    So that piqued my curiosity Lori.. That sounds like a similar situation to the former owner of my studio, except it was always just rumours, and never went anywhere.. Hope someone can clarify this one.. 🙂

  33. serenity Avatar

    So that piqued my curiosity Lori.. That sounds like a similar situation to the former owner of my studio, except it was always just rumours, and never went anywhere.. Hope someone can clarify this one.. 🙂

  34. serenity Avatar

    So that piqued my curiosity Lori.. That sounds like a similar situation to the former owner of my studio, except it was always just rumours, and never went anywhere.. Hope someone can clarify this one.. 🙂

  35. serenity Avatar

    So that piqued my curiosity Lori.. That sounds like a similar situation to the former owner of my studio, except it was always just rumours, and never went anywhere.. Hope someone can clarify this one.. 🙂

  36. b4youreyes Avatar

    To me that star looks horrid. I’ve seen a lot of heavy mods, including a lot of facial implants, but that just looks horrible. And if he did what they say he did I hope he goes to jail.

  37. b4youreyes Avatar

    To me that star looks horrid. I’ve seen a lot of heavy mods, including a lot of facial implants, but that just looks horrible. And if he did what they say he did I hope he goes to jail.

  38. b4youreyes Avatar

    To me that star looks horrid. I’ve seen a lot of heavy mods, including a lot of facial implants, but that just looks horrible. And if he did what they say he did I hope he goes to jail.

  39. b4youreyes Avatar

    To me that star looks horrid. I’ve seen a lot of heavy mods, including a lot of facial implants, but that just looks horrible. And if he did what they say he did I hope he goes to jail.

  40. b4youreyes Avatar

    To me that star looks horrid. I’ve seen a lot of heavy mods, including a lot of facial implants, but that just looks horrible. And if he did what they say he did I hope he goes to jail.

  41. IAM: BxtremeDmodSxM Avatar
    IAM: BxtremeDmodSxM

    haha!

  42. IAM: BxtremeDmodSxM Avatar
    IAM: BxtremeDmodSxM

    haha!

  43. IAM: BxtremeDmodSxM Avatar
    IAM: BxtremeDmodSxM

    haha!

  44. IAM: BxtremeDmodSxM Avatar
    IAM: BxtremeDmodSxM

    haha!

  45. IAM: BxtremeDmodSxM Avatar
    IAM: BxtremeDmodSxM

    haha!

  46. Jess Avatar
    Jess

    Oh boy… Here comes the drama :S

  47. Jess Avatar
    Jess

    Oh boy… Here comes the drama :S

  48. Jess Avatar
    Jess

    Oh boy… Here comes the drama :S

  49. Jess Avatar
    Jess

    Oh boy… Here comes the drama :S

  50. Jess Avatar
    Jess

    Oh boy… Here comes the drama :S

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