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.

Jealous much, cutters?

Badur send me a link to a “plasma blade” cutting tool, what seems like a big improvement on various electrocautery-type cutting tools… Should be amazing for procedures like subincisions…

As you can tell from the screenshot, the video is a little gory (Caitlin says “ewww! what is it!!! is it a baked potato with corn in it!?!?”)*.

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(* Caitlin now says “why must you make fun of me?”)

Comments

178 responses to “Jealous much, cutters?”

  1. AeChei Avatar

    the headline on this is blatantly offensive. and i’m not normally one who gets up in arms about such things. self-injury’s not funny. it’s one thing to say “no, i’m not going to put cutter pics behind a link”–i’ve always thought that “triggering” was an overblown concept and that this wasn’t really your responsibility. that doesn’t make it ok to headline a completely unrelated topic with what is, in effect, a taunt to all those who find your treatment of self-injury on this blog to be insensitive at best and criminal at worst (and to be clear–I’m with the “insensitive” people). this is just childish.

  2. AeChei Avatar

    the headline on this is blatantly offensive. and i’m not normally one who gets up in arms about such things. self-injury’s not funny. it’s one thing to say “no, i’m not going to put cutter pics behind a link”–i’ve always thought that “triggering” was an overblown concept and that this wasn’t really your responsibility. that doesn’t make it ok to headline a completely unrelated topic with what is, in effect, a taunt to all those who find your treatment of self-injury on this blog to be insensitive at best and criminal at worst (and to be clear–I’m with the “insensitive” people). this is just childish.

  3. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    That “yellow stuff” or “corn” is fat, guys. Subcutaneous fat, meaning fat under the skin. That’s obvious.

  4. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    That “yellow stuff” or “corn” is fat, guys. Subcutaneous fat, meaning fat under the skin. That’s obvious.

  5. Al Avatar
    Al

    I must have one!

  6. Al Avatar
    Al

    I must have one!

  7. redeye Avatar

    mmm.. tasty bait, AeChei?

    i’m kind of amazed it took 50 comments to get a bite; perhaps those who wish to continually complain about the content of someone else’s blog *they’re* choosing to read have finally done the logical thing and GTFO? bah, who am i kidding…

  8. redeye Avatar

    mmm.. tasty bait, AeChei?

    i’m kind of amazed it took 50 comments to get a bite; perhaps those who wish to continually complain about the content of someone else’s blog *they’re* choosing to read have finally done the logical thing and GTFO? bah, who am i kidding…

  9. Ratty Avatar
    Ratty

    #53 – I assumed that the title referred to the “Jealous cutters” – The surgeons keeping this lovely technology for themselves (By keeping the price high) rather than sharing it with the mod community.

    And it looks like a brilliant bit of kit – Let’s hope that the price drops and we see it in use more often…

  10. Ratty Avatar
    Ratty

    #53 – I assumed that the title referred to the “Jealous cutters” – The surgeons keeping this lovely technology for themselves (By keeping the price high) rather than sharing it with the mod community.

    And it looks like a brilliant bit of kit – Let’s hope that the price drops and we see it in use more often…

  11. Bambi Avatar
    Bambi

    But… I’ve cut that deep before and pale pinkish stuff came out.. WHY WASN’T IT YELLOW???

  12. Bambi Avatar
    Bambi

    But… I’ve cut that deep before and pale pinkish stuff came out.. WHY WASN’T IT YELLOW???

  13. Maarkaald Avatar
    Maarkaald

    I can’t help but feels ‘cutters’ in this sense refers to people who are into scarification over self harm, so take your silly self righteousness and gtfo noob, ggthxnore.

  14. Maarkaald Avatar
    Maarkaald

    I can’t help but feels ‘cutters’ in this sense refers to people who are into scarification over self harm, so take your silly self righteousness and gtfo noob, ggthxnore.

  15. Shannon Avatar

    The term “cutter” is being used in the classic sense of a practitioner specializing in subincisions and other underground pseudosurgical procedures like that, not in the sense of cutting as in scarification or SI. Sheesh.

    http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Cutter

  16. Shannon Avatar

    The term “cutter” is being used in the classic sense of a practitioner specializing in subincisions and other underground pseudosurgical procedures like that, not in the sense of cutting as in scarification or SI. Sheesh.

    http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Cutter

  17. Anamorphic Avatar
    Anamorphic

    Nevermind Shannon…..one day you might not have to explain and justify every bleedin’ post

  18. Anamorphic Avatar
    Anamorphic

    Nevermind Shannon…..one day you might not have to explain and justify every bleedin’ post

  19. zagy Avatar

    damn, its very beautiful. i like how it cuts!

  20. zagy Avatar

    damn, its very beautiful. i like how it cuts!

  21. bobblue Avatar
    bobblue

    ex vevo = dead
    so yes, it is a cadaver.

  22. bobblue Avatar
    bobblue

    ex vevo = dead
    so yes, it is a cadaver.

  23. bobblue Avatar
    bobblue

    vivo that is

  24. bobblue Avatar
    bobblue

    vivo that is

  25. Pidge Avatar
    Pidge

    mmm, fat.

  26. Pidge Avatar
    Pidge

    mmm, fat.

  27. Caspar Avatar

    Looks so satisfying ^__^ haha

  28. Caspar Avatar

    Looks so satisfying ^__^ haha

  29. coffee Avatar
    coffee

    LOL to the spanglish comment.

    professionalism is a guise.
    and so is your judgment.

  30. coffee Avatar
    coffee

    LOL to the spanglish comment.

    professionalism is a guise.
    and so is your judgment.

  31. Andy Avatar

    I’ve called and can’t get through, emailed and had no response. I think the poor buggers are being deluged! I want to know pricing, too.

  32. Andy Avatar

    I’ve called and can’t get through, emailed and had no response. I think the poor buggers are being deluged! I want to know pricing, too.

  33. Briggitte Avatar

    I showed my mom this (shes a surgeon) and she said it was pretty cool the only concern she would have is more scarring because she says sometimes when the cut is too neat it scars more.

  34. Briggitte Avatar

    I showed my mom this (shes a surgeon) and she said it was pretty cool the only concern she would have is more scarring because she says sometimes when the cut is too neat it scars more.

  35. silvereden Avatar
    silvereden

    i found that strangely fascinating. i guess i’ve become a little desensitized… *laughs* though i have to admit, the “coldness” of watching a medical infomercial is, i find, more disturbing than looking at the “guess what” pictures that Shannon posts.

    i can only imagine the results that the mod community’s more skilled practitioners could turn out if they had access to tools like this.

  36. silvereden Avatar
    silvereden

    i found that strangely fascinating. i guess i’ve become a little desensitized… *laughs* though i have to admit, the “coldness” of watching a medical infomercial is, i find, more disturbing than looking at the “guess what” pictures that Shannon posts.

    i can only imagine the results that the mod community’s more skilled practitioners could turn out if they had access to tools like this.

  37. Human.v2.0 Avatar
    Human.v2.0

    Wow… now that’s a pretty sweet tool. I’d prefer a much more compact version, personally, and I’ll have to check and see if it’s adjustable enough to be used for mild cautery without literally cutting through tissue like butter. Specifically I’m wondering about useability for impants and such.

  38. Human.v2.0 Avatar
    Human.v2.0

    Wow… now that’s a pretty sweet tool. I’d prefer a much more compact version, personally, and I’ll have to check and see if it’s adjustable enough to be used for mild cautery without literally cutting through tissue like butter. Specifically I’m wondering about useability for impants and such.

  39. Human.v2.0 Avatar
    Human.v2.0

    Bleh. Not even available in the US yet. Probably won’t be commercially avaialble for the better part of a year.

  40. Human.v2.0 Avatar
    Human.v2.0

    Bleh. Not even available in the US yet. Probably won’t be commercially avaialble for the better part of a year.

  41. Alex F2S Avatar

    wow that sounds amazing, especially for tongue splitting!

  42. Alex F2S Avatar

    wow that sounds amazing, especially for tongue splitting!

  43. Danielle Avatar
    Danielle

    wowsa….

  44. Danielle Avatar
    Danielle

    wowsa….

  45. gricher Avatar
    gricher

    absolutely amazing.

    now i want my tongue split even more!!
    but i doubt they would be using these in the mod community for a while.

  46. gricher Avatar
    gricher

    absolutely amazing.

    now i want my tongue split even more!!
    but i doubt they would be using these in the mod community for a while.

  47. fishywoman Avatar

    Wow. That is one neat tool. I would like to try that instead of electrocautery branding, to see if the scar would spread less, possibly allowing for more detailed work. Hmmm…

  48. fishywoman Avatar

    Wow. That is one neat tool. I would like to try that instead of electrocautery branding, to see if the scar would spread less, possibly allowing for more detailed work. Hmmm…

  49. MaliceAlice Avatar
    MaliceAlice

    # 67, that sounds about right and that’s why I thought “Sweet, highly detailed scar pieces!”. From what I’ve studied in forensics, clean cuts don’t have any ragged pieces that can fit themselves together and start healing that way. I think (honestly I don’t know) that if there are no loose ends the body just has to fill the entire cut in with scar tissue. That would be so freaking awesome. I never thought I’d have the balls for scarification but if someone tests this and it works, I’d be first in line.

  50. MaliceAlice Avatar
    MaliceAlice

    # 67, that sounds about right and that’s why I thought “Sweet, highly detailed scar pieces!”. From what I’ve studied in forensics, clean cuts don’t have any ragged pieces that can fit themselves together and start healing that way. I think (honestly I don’t know) that if there are no loose ends the body just has to fill the entire cut in with scar tissue. That would be so freaking awesome. I never thought I’d have the balls for scarification but if someone tests this and it works, I’d be first in line.

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