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I Have the Heart of a Small Boy … and I Keep it in a Jar on my Desk


Hey, guess where these came from! I think you’ll be … whatever. First one to guess correctly gets a strip of Dramamine and a blast from one of those Men in Black memory erasers. Guh.

Keloid removal by Brooklyn’s resident shaman, IAM: xPUREx at Pure Body Arts. Those suckers developed on ear piercings the client got when she was 12 and in which she wore jewelry for only a few months. The scar tissue kept growing and, after years of being turned down by doctors for treatment unable to manage getting it taken care of by cosmetic surgeons, she went this route.

Squick yourselves to sleep, ModBlog, and we’ll see you in the morning.

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Comments

228 responses to “I Have the Heart of a Small Boy … and I Keep it in a Jar on my Desk”

  1. Amber May Avatar
    Amber May

    I f-ing called it!!! I guessed Keloids!!!! I knew it!!!! That must have been so uncomfortable to sleep on, I bet it’s a releife to have those puppies removed.

  2. Amber May Avatar
    Amber May

    I f-ing called it!!! I guessed Keloids!!!! I knew it!!!! That must have been so uncomfortable to sleep on, I bet it’s a releife to have those puppies removed.

  3. Amber May Avatar
    Amber May

    I f-ing called it!!! I guessed Keloids!!!! I knew it!!!! That must have been so uncomfortable to sleep on, I bet it’s a releife to have those puppies removed.

  4. Amber May Avatar
    Amber May

    I f-ing called it!!! I guessed Keloids!!!! I knew it!!!! That must have been so uncomfortable to sleep on, I bet it’s a releife to have those puppies removed.

  5. HolySynn Avatar
    HolySynn

    correction xpurex. nothing went wrong for about a year after the piercing came out and has been growing very slowly every since. started out noticing a small hard ball on the inside of my ear that grew until it pushed out into the monsterous things you see in the pictures.

    And number 46 I have blow outs but that was because I was a dumb ass and stretched my ears way to fast pushing the tissue back. its not something that just grew on its own. so I suppose I should say I have had no other problems with keloids in any other piercings

  6. HolySynn Avatar
    HolySynn

    correction xpurex. nothing went wrong for about a year after the piercing came out and has been growing very slowly every since. started out noticing a small hard ball on the inside of my ear that grew until it pushed out into the monsterous things you see in the pictures.

    And number 46 I have blow outs but that was because I was a dumb ass and stretched my ears way to fast pushing the tissue back. its not something that just grew on its own. so I suppose I should say I have had no other problems with keloids in any other piercings

  7. HolySynn Avatar
    HolySynn

    correction xpurex. nothing went wrong for about a year after the piercing came out and has been growing very slowly every since. started out noticing a small hard ball on the inside of my ear that grew until it pushed out into the monsterous things you see in the pictures.

    And number 46 I have blow outs but that was because I was a dumb ass and stretched my ears way to fast pushing the tissue back. its not something that just grew on its own. so I suppose I should say I have had no other problems with keloids in any other piercings

  8. HolySynn Avatar
    HolySynn

    correction xpurex. nothing went wrong for about a year after the piercing came out and has been growing very slowly every since. started out noticing a small hard ball on the inside of my ear that grew until it pushed out into the monsterous things you see in the pictures.

    And number 46 I have blow outs but that was because I was a dumb ass and stretched my ears way to fast pushing the tissue back. its not something that just grew on its own. so I suppose I should say I have had no other problems with keloids in any other piercings

  9. Cellar_Door Avatar

    lala on November 24th, 2008 at 11:45 pm:

    Its not exactly hard to guess when you put the answer in the tags.

    ahahaha.

    I’m glad this girl got them removed. Poor dear.
    I’m even more glad my eats never had any reactions to the shit I put them through!

  10. Cellar_Door Avatar

    lala on November 24th, 2008 at 11:45 pm:

    Its not exactly hard to guess when you put the answer in the tags.

    ahahaha.

    I’m glad this girl got them removed. Poor dear.
    I’m even more glad my eats never had any reactions to the shit I put them through!

  11. Cellar_Door Avatar

    lala on November 24th, 2008 at 11:45 pm:

    Its not exactly hard to guess when you put the answer in the tags.

    ahahaha.

    I’m glad this girl got them removed. Poor dear.
    I’m even more glad my eats never had any reactions to the shit I put them through!

  12. Cellar_Door Avatar

    lala on November 24th, 2008 at 11:45 pm:

    Its not exactly hard to guess when you put the answer in the tags.

    ahahaha.

    I’m glad this girl got them removed. Poor dear.
    I’m even more glad my eats never had any reactions to the shit I put them through!

  13. xPUREx Avatar

    Ah, okay. I misheard. Still, in comparison to 10+ years of growth, i consider 1 year soon after 😉 I know how much you probably love your new toys, but i think it’d be really interesting to dissect one and see what’s in there.

  14. xPUREx Avatar

    Ah, okay. I misheard. Still, in comparison to 10+ years of growth, i consider 1 year soon after 😉 I know how much you probably love your new toys, but i think it’d be really interesting to dissect one and see what’s in there.

  15. xPUREx Avatar

    Ah, okay. I misheard. Still, in comparison to 10+ years of growth, i consider 1 year soon after 😉 I know how much you probably love your new toys, but i think it’d be really interesting to dissect one and see what’s in there.

  16. xPUREx Avatar

    Ah, okay. I misheard. Still, in comparison to 10+ years of growth, i consider 1 year soon after 😉 I know how much you probably love your new toys, but i think it’d be really interesting to dissect one and see what’s in there.

  17. HolySynn Avatar
    HolySynn

    I agree. I was thinking of doing just that. they are hanging out all wrapped up in the freezer. I need to find some formaldehyde. so I can just keep them in a jar for all eternity! anyone know where I can get some? or something that would work just as well? I’ll bust open the smaller one to see if I find anything. x-ray glasses would come in handy. 🙂

  18. HolySynn Avatar
    HolySynn

    I agree. I was thinking of doing just that. they are hanging out all wrapped up in the freezer. I need to find some formaldehyde. so I can just keep them in a jar for all eternity! anyone know where I can get some? or something that would work just as well? I’ll bust open the smaller one to see if I find anything. x-ray glasses would come in handy. 🙂

  19. HolySynn Avatar
    HolySynn

    I agree. I was thinking of doing just that. they are hanging out all wrapped up in the freezer. I need to find some formaldehyde. so I can just keep them in a jar for all eternity! anyone know where I can get some? or something that would work just as well? I’ll bust open the smaller one to see if I find anything. x-ray glasses would come in handy. 🙂

  20. HolySynn Avatar
    HolySynn

    I agree. I was thinking of doing just that. they are hanging out all wrapped up in the freezer. I need to find some formaldehyde. so I can just keep them in a jar for all eternity! anyone know where I can get some? or something that would work just as well? I’ll bust open the smaller one to see if I find anything. x-ray glasses would come in handy. 🙂

  21. TheSuicideKing13 Avatar

    You got your ears fixed finally. Yay for Holly, big ups to Brian.

    Long time no see, BTW holly. When was it, July?

  22. TheSuicideKing13 Avatar

    You got your ears fixed finally. Yay for Holly, big ups to Brian.

    Long time no see, BTW holly. When was it, July?

  23. TheSuicideKing13 Avatar

    You got your ears fixed finally. Yay for Holly, big ups to Brian.

    Long time no see, BTW holly. When was it, July?

  24. TheSuicideKing13 Avatar

    You got your ears fixed finally. Yay for Holly, big ups to Brian.

    Long time no see, BTW holly. When was it, July?

  25. Madi Avatar
    Madi

    I guessed keloids, but I didn’t knew from where. But, I’m surprised she couldn’t get a Dr. to do it. Whoever did do it tho, did a nice clean job.

  26. Madi Avatar
    Madi

    I guessed keloids, but I didn’t knew from where. But, I’m surprised she couldn’t get a Dr. to do it. Whoever did do it tho, did a nice clean job.

  27. Madi Avatar
    Madi

    I guessed keloids, but I didn’t knew from where. But, I’m surprised she couldn’t get a Dr. to do it. Whoever did do it tho, did a nice clean job.

  28. Madi Avatar
    Madi

    I guessed keloids, but I didn’t knew from where. But, I’m surprised she couldn’t get a Dr. to do it. Whoever did do it tho, did a nice clean job.

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