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Shawn’s Alley Cat Ear

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Shannon Larratt

You may remember that last year Howie “shot” Ben’s ear… Well, this year Ben (Future Skin, Ottawa, Canada) has done something similar to Shawn, giving him what he describes as an “alley cat ear” by removing some of the cartilage.

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13 responses to “Shawn’s Alley Cat Ear”

  1. HELLS_MoNkEy Avatar
    HELLS_MoNkEy

    This really is awesome. One of the nicest cartlidge removals I’ve seen 🙂

    Septums lookin good too 😀

  2. Pidge Avatar
    Pidge

    I love it!

  3. Kayj Avatar
    Kayj

    Just curious/ignorant: how would a procedure like this be done? Just cut with a scalpel?
    No matter how it’s done, it’s pretty freakin’ awesome.

  4. curiousgirl Avatar
    curiousgirl

    i would love to see how that feels in my mouth…

    cg

  5. Veronika/ IAM: E-Vomit Avatar
    Veronika/ IAM: E-Vomit

    SWEEET, I always loved cartilage reshaping/removing/scarring/tattooing. Just something about moded ears.

  6. BettyAtlas Avatar
    BettyAtlas

    I love this! I really want a notch cut out of my ear, similar to what’s done to livestock. But I haven’t found an artist who was comfortable doing it. This gives me hope.

  7. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    That’s very cool looking. I want to touch it. My cats approve as well-one actually having an “alley cat ear”.

  8. possessed Avatar
    possessed

    I think cartilage removals look so awesome. I could definitely see myself getting it done one day.

  9. Miley. Avatar
    Miley.

    Ha. I didn’t even notice the cartilage removal ’til I read it.

  10. Bobb Avatar
    Bobb

    I’m not at all a fan of this type of “fake injury,” as others have put it.

  11. Michelle the robot Avatar
    Michelle the robot

    I’ve always thought about getting my ears pointed, but this looks super sharp too!

  12. Ze Avatar
    Ze

    yeah man!!!great work,I love cartilage removal!!

  13. Mutt Avatar
    Mutt

    Where is Shawn from? I swear I saw him on the bus the other day…

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