This was originally posted on BodyTwo, but I was asked about it again this morning, and I thought it related well to the lip disc posts.
One of the most asked-about members of the modification community is “Fishmaul” (“Fishmouth”) or “Zygzag”, who is said to wear massive plugs in stretched cheek piercings. Here’s the photo set that most people have seen reposted over and over:
Some people claimed he was part of the German street punk scene in Aachen, others claimed he was Russian, and others claimed it was simply a fake Photoshopped picture. As it turns out he’s Polish, and quite real. A reader wrote me about him,
Hi Shannon. That “Fishmouth” is from Poland and everyone calls him “ZygZag”. For now he lives in Germany in a punk squat or something. I don’t know him but he’s a Polish BodyMod legend. For now he doesn’t wear his plugs. I’ve got different photos of him without plugs.
Here are the photos that came with that email:
He was drinking a beer at the time, so clearly he’d figured out how to live with giant holes in his cheeks…
Not long afterwards I received this photo of ZygZag with his plugs in at an event, wearing his cheek plates and other piercings:
As I wrote at the time, I can’t begin to express the admiration that I have for ZygZag’s dedication to developing this look… He’s got to be the only person on the planet, maybe the first in history, to push cheek stretching like this, and the degree he’s done it to is staggering. It’s really amazing to me, and the first time in a long time that I’ve seen something that’s genuinely new.
Unfortunately not much information on ZygZag is out there, as another Polish reader explains,
In January I discussed with my friends the subject of cheek stretching. Someone said that Zygzag is the only person in Poland with stretched cheek piercings so we started to look for his pics. After a few months of searching some guy contacted us and said that he knew Zygzag, and we wouldn’t find anything because he never wanted to have his pictures published. We also came to know that he removed the plugs because his eyes were constantly irritated and he couldn’t speak properly cause of the facial deformation. He had his skin transplanted few times to make the holes smaller. I don’t know how much of this is true, but it’s some additional info about the guy anyway.
So there you go… It won’t surprise me if he ends up being the only person to do this, ever. If anyone knows more (or knows anyone else that’s done this), please do write me!
Comments
875 responses to “Fishmaul / Fishmouth / ZygZag Cheek Stretching”
This may not be read but shit happens comment 157. Your off the mark on people staring. There is staring because your curiousthen others that stare because they are small minded arsehats. One more thing how does HIS mods affect YOUR life? they dont! So leave the judgemental shit out of it. I have the most respect for people like Zygzag because he doesnt give a shit about what others think
This may not be read but shit happens comment 157. Your off the mark on people staring. There is staring because your curiousthen others that stare because they are small minded arsehats. One more thing how does HIS mods affect YOUR life? they dont! So leave the judgemental shit out of it. I have the most respect for people like Zygzag because he doesnt give a shit about what others think
This may not be read but shit happens comment 157. Your off the mark on people staring. There is staring because your curiousthen others that stare because they are small minded arsehats. One more thing how does HIS mods affect YOUR life? they dont! So leave the judgemental shit out of it. I have the most respect for people like Zygzag because he doesnt give a shit about what others think
This may not be read but shit happens comment 157. Your off the mark on people staring. There is staring because your curiousthen others that stare because they are small minded arsehats. One more thing how does HIS mods affect YOUR life? they dont! So leave the judgemental shit out of it. I have the most respect for people like Zygzag because he doesnt give a shit about what others think
This may not be read but shit happens comment 157. Your off the mark on people staring. There is staring because your curiousthen others that stare because they are small minded arsehats. One more thing how does HIS mods affect YOUR life? they dont! So leave the judgemental shit out of it. I have the most respect for people like Zygzag because he doesnt give a shit about what others think
26. . . . that’s to bloody many, hahahahaha, saying that; me be 1 of ‘em 2 😛
Zygzag?? Well…. nothing could be said.
26. . . . that’s to bloody many, hahahahaha, saying that; me be 1 of ‘em 2 😛
Zygzag?? Well…. nothing could be said.
26. . . . that’s to bloody many, hahahahaha, saying that; me be 1 of ‘em 2 😛
Zygzag?? Well…. nothing could be said.
26. . . . that’s to bloody many, hahahahaha, saying that; me be 1 of ‘em 2 😛
Zygzag?? Well…. nothing could be said.
26. . . . that’s to bloody many, hahahahaha, saying that; me be 1 of ‘em 2 😛
Zygzag?? Well…. nothing could be said.
Yeah, he’s different. Who gives a fuck? And who cares what he thinks? If he really doesn’t want his pictures on the internet I’m sure he would have contacted BME about it already. He doesn’t care, it’s been like 4 years.
Yeah, he’s different. Who gives a fuck? And who cares what he thinks? If he really doesn’t want his pictures on the internet I’m sure he would have contacted BME about it already. He doesn’t care, it’s been like 4 years.
Yeah, he’s different. Who gives a fuck? And who cares what he thinks? If he really doesn’t want his pictures on the internet I’m sure he would have contacted BME about it already. He doesn’t care, it’s been like 4 years.
Yeah, he’s different. Who gives a fuck? And who cares what he thinks? If he really doesn’t want his pictures on the internet I’m sure he would have contacted BME about it already. He doesn’t care, it’s been like 4 years.
Yeah, he’s different. Who gives a fuck? And who cares what he thinks? If he really doesn’t want his pictures on the internet I’m sure he would have contacted BME about it already. He doesn’t care, it’s been like 4 years.
Check this out!
2007 I was walking in Mehringdamm Str,Berlin when THAT man walked by me on the pedestrian crossing.
He was wearing a weird hoodie,stretched ears, his eyes had weird colour,small dots silver implants around the eyes and he had the stretches removed from his cheeks. I could see his teeth and tongue clearly through the holes. He had that weird bone in his nose.I am not into Body Modification so i thought he was a WARCRAFT fan and he tried to became an Ork . I am from Greece,was living there for some years and it was the most UNREAL dude i saw in Germany. It must be him,the guy from those pictures, Fishmaul.
Check this out!
2007 I was walking in Mehringdamm Str,Berlin when THAT man walked by me on the pedestrian crossing.
He was wearing a weird hoodie,stretched ears, his eyes had weird colour,small dots silver implants around the eyes and he had the stretches removed from his cheeks. I could see his teeth and tongue clearly through the holes. He had that weird bone in his nose.I am not into Body Modification so i thought he was a WARCRAFT fan and he tried to became an Ork . I am from Greece,was living there for some years and it was the most UNREAL dude i saw in Germany. It must be him,the guy from those pictures, Fishmaul.
Check this out!
2007 I was walking in Mehringdamm Str,Berlin when THAT man walked by me on the pedestrian crossing.
He was wearing a weird hoodie,stretched ears, his eyes had weird colour,small dots silver implants around the eyes and he had the stretches removed from his cheeks. I could see his teeth and tongue clearly through the holes. He had that weird bone in his nose.I am not into Body Modification so i thought he was a WARCRAFT fan and he tried to became an Ork . I am from Greece,was living there for some years and it was the most UNREAL dude i saw in Germany. It must be him,the guy from those pictures, Fishmaul.
Check this out!
2007 I was walking in Mehringdamm Str,Berlin when THAT man walked by me on the pedestrian crossing.
He was wearing a weird hoodie,stretched ears, his eyes had weird colour,small dots silver implants around the eyes and he had the stretches removed from his cheeks. I could see his teeth and tongue clearly through the holes. He had that weird bone in his nose.I am not into Body Modification so i thought he was a WARCRAFT fan and he tried to became an Ork . I am from Greece,was living there for some years and it was the most UNREAL dude i saw in Germany. It must be him,the guy from those pictures, Fishmaul.
Check this out!
2007 I was walking in Mehringdamm Str,Berlin when THAT man walked by me on the pedestrian crossing.
He was wearing a weird hoodie,stretched ears, his eyes had weird colour,small dots silver implants around the eyes and he had the stretches removed from his cheeks. I could see his teeth and tongue clearly through the holes. He had that weird bone in his nose.I am not into Body Modification so i thought he was a WARCRAFT fan and he tried to became an Ork . I am from Greece,was living there for some years and it was the most UNREAL dude i saw in Germany. It must be him,the guy from those pictures, Fishmaul.
This has got to be *the* most disgusting, ridiculous, and *pointless* things I’ve ever seen. Doesn’t food and drink fall out of the holes? Don’t drool drip down his cheeks? On a positive note, he doesn’t need to buy a “reach” brand toothbrush, hell he doesn’t have to open his mouth. He can just stick the toothbrush through the holes. LOL
This has got to be *the* most disgusting, ridiculous, and *pointless* things I’ve ever seen. Doesn’t food and drink fall out of the holes? Don’t drool drip down his cheeks? On a positive note, he doesn’t need to buy a “reach” brand toothbrush, hell he doesn’t have to open his mouth. He can just stick the toothbrush through the holes. LOL
This has got to be *the* most disgusting, ridiculous, and *pointless* things I’ve ever seen. Doesn’t food and drink fall out of the holes? Don’t drool drip down his cheeks? On a positive note, he doesn’t need to buy a “reach” brand toothbrush, hell he doesn’t have to open his mouth. He can just stick the toothbrush through the holes. LOL
This has got to be *the* most disgusting, ridiculous, and *pointless* things I’ve ever seen. Doesn’t food and drink fall out of the holes? Don’t drool drip down his cheeks? On a positive note, he doesn’t need to buy a “reach” brand toothbrush, hell he doesn’t have to open his mouth. He can just stick the toothbrush through the holes. LOL
This has got to be *the* most disgusting, ridiculous, and *pointless* things I’ve ever seen. Doesn’t food and drink fall out of the holes? Don’t drool drip down his cheeks? On a positive note, he doesn’t need to buy a “reach” brand toothbrush, hell he doesn’t have to open his mouth. He can just stick the toothbrush through the holes. LOL
ian our cleaner at Rude studios said he saw him being sick and said it was the coolest thing he had ever seen. lol NIce body mods.
ian our cleaner at Rude studios said he saw him being sick and said it was the coolest thing he had ever seen. lol NIce body mods.
ian our cleaner at Rude studios said he saw him being sick and said it was the coolest thing he had ever seen. lol NIce body mods.
ian our cleaner at Rude studios said he saw him being sick and said it was the coolest thing he had ever seen. lol NIce body mods.
ian our cleaner at Rude studios said he saw him being sick and said it was the coolest thing he had ever seen. lol NIce body mods.
I saw him yesterday in front of Kaiser’s in Warschauer Str. in Berlin! He was arguing with a girl, both visibily drunk 😀
He didn’t wear his cheek’s plugs, but he had several other piercings!
I saw him yesterday in front of Kaiser’s in Warschauer Str. in Berlin! He was arguing with a girl, both visibily drunk 😀
He didn’t wear his cheek’s plugs, but he had several other piercings!
I saw him yesterday in front of Kaiser’s in Warschauer Str. in Berlin! He was arguing with a girl, both visibily drunk 😀
He didn’t wear his cheek’s plugs, but he had several other piercings!
I saw him yesterday in front of Kaiser’s in Warschauer Str. in Berlin! He was arguing with a girl, both visibily drunk 😀
He didn’t wear his cheek’s plugs, but he had several other piercings!
I saw him yesterday in front of Kaiser’s in Warschauer Str. in Berlin! He was arguing with a girl, both visibily drunk 😀
He didn’t wear his cheek’s plugs, but he had several other piercings!
i will never believe this man did not want to be photographed. he is clearly posing in multiple images, even if he just didn’t want them puvlished he’d have to realize in th the eyes of the rest of the worl he’s an oddity. he does have true dedication but there’s a time you need to call it quits
i will never believe this man did not want to be photographed. he is clearly posing in multiple images, even if he just didn’t want them puvlished he’d have to realize in th the eyes of the rest of the worl he’s an oddity. he does have true dedication but there’s a time you need to call it quits
i will never believe this man did not want to be photographed. he is clearly posing in multiple images, even if he just didn’t want them puvlished he’d have to realize in th the eyes of the rest of the worl he’s an oddity. he does have true dedication but there’s a time you need to call it quits
i will never believe this man did not want to be photographed. he is clearly posing in multiple images, even if he just didn’t want them puvlished he’d have to realize in th the eyes of the rest of the worl he’s an oddity. he does have true dedication but there’s a time you need to call it quits
i will never believe this man did not want to be photographed. he is clearly posing in multiple images, even if he just didn’t want them puvlished he’d have to realize in th the eyes of the rest of the worl he’s an oddity. he does have true dedication but there’s a time you need to call it quits
i think that is really neat, i would never do it, i have double gauged ears and tattoos, im only 18, but god, i just want to know one thing, how does he eat?
i think that is really neat, i would never do it, i have double gauged ears and tattoos, im only 18, but god, i just want to know one thing, how does he eat?
i think that is really neat, i would never do it, i have double gauged ears and tattoos, im only 18, but god, i just want to know one thing, how does he eat?
i think that is really neat, i would never do it, i have double gauged ears and tattoos, im only 18, but god, i just want to know one thing, how does he eat?
i think that is really neat, i would never do it, i have double gauged ears and tattoos, im only 18, but god, i just want to know one thing, how does he eat?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxJSQjDtEYk 0:22 ZYGZAG at Woodstock smelly and filthy,. bleee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxJSQjDtEYk 0:22 ZYGZAG at Woodstock smelly and filthy,. bleee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxJSQjDtEYk 0:22 ZYGZAG at Woodstock smelly and filthy,. bleee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxJSQjDtEYk 0:22 ZYGZAG at Woodstock smelly and filthy,. bleee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxJSQjDtEYk 0:22 ZYGZAG at Woodstock smelly and filthy,. bleee