If there’s one thing you learn by reading BME every day, it’s that the human body is incredibly, impossibly resilient. We feature body rites and experiments with pain that some people find cringe-worthy, but the lesson, more often than not? Our bodies work very hard to take care of us, and even things that, by all accounts, seem dangerous or ill-advised, can heal perfectly well.
This is not to pass judgment on the skin removal we’re seeing here, but it’s an example of a procedure that, probably more than a lot of body modification procedures, would seem unnecessary and dangerous to the average the person. To hear the young man who had it done tell it, even the practitioner, Shawn O’Hare of Fillmore Tattoo and Piercing, was apprehensive at first:
I wanted both of my eyebrows removed for quite a while. Shawn kept refusing. Eventually after talking to Steve Haworth, he decided he would do it. We decided to do one now and one after this one has completely healed. We discussed all of the possible scenarios and risks and then went ahead with the procedure. It was pretty cut and dry. He peeled my eyebrow off and we bandaged it up.
At the very least, it’ll be very interesting to see the healing process on this piece. More shots, after the jump.
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1,566 responses to “Full Eyebrow Removal”
In response to Cameron McConnell….why you hating? i’ve never even heard of you and as far being the butt of jokes this entire scene is like high school, i do what i do and thats that. I’m not as extreme as Emilio, Howie,Haworth, Decker etc. if any of them was approached with this procedure im sure they would have done it too, maybe not the same way i did but just cause its the first im sure it wont be the last. don’t talk shit Cameron, you hardly have a piercing portfoilio,so your long paragraph of your “opinions” doesn’t have much back-up, you’re just hating, and thanks for saying it looks good, cause thats giving me credit, whether you like it or not. Thanks for following my work for so many years! 🙂
In response to Cameron McConnell….why you hating? i’ve never even heard of you and as far being the butt of jokes this entire scene is like high school, i do what i do and thats that. I’m not as extreme as Emilio, Howie,Haworth, Decker etc. if any of them was approached with this procedure im sure they would have done it too, maybe not the same way i did but just cause its the first im sure it wont be the last. don’t talk shit Cameron, you hardly have a piercing portfoilio,so your long paragraph of your “opinions” doesn’t have much back-up, you’re just hating, and thanks for saying it looks good, cause thats giving me credit, whether you like it or not. Thanks for following my work for so many years! 🙂
Dear Shawn O’Hare,
By simply calling people “haters” in response to criticism and concern, you prove yourself to be a belligerent fool. I have no opinion of your work. However, based on the way you conduct yourself in public forums, I would never get work done by you.
Sincerely,
BARF
P.S. I know you don’t care about what I have to say, but perhaps you should think about how you present yourself to the community and world. You are a professional, aren’t you?
Dear Shawn O’Hare,
By simply calling people “haters” in response to criticism and concern, you prove yourself to be a belligerent fool. I have no opinion of your work. However, based on the way you conduct yourself in public forums, I would never get work done by you.
Sincerely,
BARF
P.S. I know you don’t care about what I have to say, but perhaps you should think about how you present yourself to the community and world. You are a professional, aren’t you?
Dear Shawn O’Hare,
By simply calling people “haters” in response to criticism and concern, you prove yourself to be a belligerent fool. I have no opinion of your work. However, based on the way you conduct yourself in public forums, I would never get work done by you.
Sincerely,
BARF
P.S. I know you don’t care about what I have to say, but perhaps you should think about how you present yourself to the community and world. You are a professional, aren’t you?
Dear Shawn O’Hare,
By simply calling people “haters” in response to criticism and concern, you prove yourself to be a belligerent fool. I have no opinion of your work. However, based on the way you conduct yourself in public forums, I would never get work done by you.
Sincerely,
BARF
P.S. I know you don’t care about what I have to say, but perhaps you should think about how you present yourself to the community and world. You are a professional, aren’t you?
Dear Shawn O’Hare,
By simply calling people “haters” in response to criticism and concern, you prove yourself to be a belligerent fool. I have no opinion of your work. However, based on the way you conduct yourself in public forums, I would never get work done by you.
Sincerely,
BARF
P.S. I know you don’t care about what I have to say, but perhaps you should think about how you present yourself to the community and world. You are a professional, aren’t you?
Dear Shawn O’Hare,
By simply calling people “haters” in response to criticism and concern, you prove yourself to be a belligerent fool. I have no opinion of your work. However, based on the way you conduct yourself in public forums, I would never get work done by you.
Sincerely,
BARF
P.S. I know you don’t care about what I have to say, but perhaps you should think about how you present yourself to the community and world. You are a professional, aren’t you?
haha, nice name BARF, sorry you don’t like the term “haters”, but by the way i type online its almost like we’ve met in person according to your opinion and you can judge my character. I’m a professional, buisness wise, when im not working or at a tattoo expo doesnt say how i do act “professionally”, don’t judge me like you know me, cause that makes you a hater. criticism and concern are one thing, but to bash my character and judge my “professionalism” is uncalled for. i don’t call you a loser just cause you have a name like BARF,i like to meet a person before i act like i know them
haha, nice name BARF, sorry you don’t like the term “haters”, but by the way i type online its almost like we’ve met in person according to your opinion and you can judge my character. I’m a professional, buisness wise, when im not working or at a tattoo expo doesnt say how i do act “professionally”, don’t judge me like you know me, cause that makes you a hater. criticism and concern are one thing, but to bash my character and judge my “professionalism” is uncalled for. i don’t call you a loser just cause you have a name like BARF,i like to meet a person before i act like i know them
haha, nice name BARF, sorry you don’t like the term “haters”, but by the way i type online its almost like we’ve met in person according to your opinion and you can judge my character. I’m a professional, buisness wise, when im not working or at a tattoo expo doesnt say how i do act “professionally”, don’t judge me like you know me, cause that makes you a hater. criticism and concern are one thing, but to bash my character and judge my “professionalism” is uncalled for. i don’t call you a loser just cause you have a name like BARF,i like to meet a person before i act like i know them
haha, nice name BARF, sorry you don’t like the term “haters”, but by the way i type online its almost like we’ve met in person according to your opinion and you can judge my character. I’m a professional, buisness wise, when im not working or at a tattoo expo doesnt say how i do act “professionally”, don’t judge me like you know me, cause that makes you a hater. criticism and concern are one thing, but to bash my character and judge my “professionalism” is uncalled for. i don’t call you a loser just cause you have a name like BARF,i like to meet a person before i act like i know them
haha, nice name BARF, sorry you don’t like the term “haters”, but by the way i type online its almost like we’ve met in person according to your opinion and you can judge my character. I’m a professional, buisness wise, when im not working or at a tattoo expo doesnt say how i do act “professionally”, don’t judge me like you know me, cause that makes you a hater. criticism and concern are one thing, but to bash my character and judge my “professionalism” is uncalled for. i don’t call you a loser just cause you have a name like BARF,i like to meet a person before i act like i know them
haha, nice name BARF, sorry you don’t like the term “haters”, but by the way i type online its almost like we’ve met in person according to your opinion and you can judge my character. I’m a professional, buisness wise, when im not working or at a tattoo expo doesnt say how i do act “professionally”, don’t judge me like you know me, cause that makes you a hater. criticism and concern are one thing, but to bash my character and judge my “professionalism” is uncalled for. i don’t call you a loser just cause you have a name like BARF,i like to meet a person before i act like i know them
You tell em Shawn.
I personally think it’s impressive to want to go through with such a drastic removal. Who knows what the healing will be like though. I think it’ll hurt to look surprised personally. Other than that I’m just curious as to why the easy painless way out wouldnt work? Shave your eyebrows every so often, doesnt hurt unless you try shaving the wrong way with a scalpel.
You tell em Shawn.
I personally think it’s impressive to want to go through with such a drastic removal. Who knows what the healing will be like though. I think it’ll hurt to look surprised personally. Other than that I’m just curious as to why the easy painless way out wouldnt work? Shave your eyebrows every so often, doesnt hurt unless you try shaving the wrong way with a scalpel.
You tell em Shawn.
I personally think it’s impressive to want to go through with such a drastic removal. Who knows what the healing will be like though. I think it’ll hurt to look surprised personally. Other than that I’m just curious as to why the easy painless way out wouldnt work? Shave your eyebrows every so often, doesnt hurt unless you try shaving the wrong way with a scalpel.
You tell em Shawn.
I personally think it’s impressive to want to go through with such a drastic removal. Who knows what the healing will be like though. I think it’ll hurt to look surprised personally. Other than that I’m just curious as to why the easy painless way out wouldnt work? Shave your eyebrows every so often, doesnt hurt unless you try shaving the wrong way with a scalpel.
You tell em Shawn.
I personally think it’s impressive to want to go through with such a drastic removal. Who knows what the healing will be like though. I think it’ll hurt to look surprised personally. Other than that I’m just curious as to why the easy painless way out wouldnt work? Shave your eyebrows every so often, doesnt hurt unless you try shaving the wrong way with a scalpel.
You tell em Shawn.
I personally think it’s impressive to want to go through with such a drastic removal. Who knows what the healing will be like though. I think it’ll hurt to look surprised personally. Other than that I’m just curious as to why the easy painless way out wouldnt work? Shave your eyebrows every so often, doesnt hurt unless you try shaving the wrong way with a scalpel.
Shawn, why should you have heard of me? I’m just a piercer who doesn’t care to do anything more than pierce, not some self aggrandizing dope doing things like removing eyebrows
Sure, you may think of this scene is similar to high school, but by your own words you are still trying to do something no one has done before and publicize it with your name attached to it. So by high school standards, I’d have to say that you fall into the over zealous, attention seeker catagory.
I’ll say this, sweetpea, of the four practitioners you mentioned, I’d only put my money behind one of them to do an adventurous procedure, as such, with any forethought toward anatomy, the rest, total hacks in my book. But what do I know, after all I’m no Shawn O’Hare.
I’m not talking shit in any shape or form, I’m expressing my honest opinion which you have diced, so similarly to your modification work (poorly), to get some type of endorsement from me. So let’s get it this straight before it gets out of hand, your work blows. It has blown for as long as I’ve seen it, and it will more than likely continue to blow for quite sometime.
Finally, to touch on Barf’s comment and your retort to it; having had questionable work published on a popular website you should have represented yourself a little better than you have so far. And when attaching your name to comments the likes of yours, then yeah, anybody has the right to judge your character because you illustrate that you truly are a total douchebag.
p.s. thanks for taking the time to find me on myspace, I appreciate the lurking, but I don’t like to have shitty piercers attached to me as “friends”, it just looks bad.
Shawn, why should you have heard of me? I’m just a piercer who doesn’t care to do anything more than pierce, not some self aggrandizing dope doing things like removing eyebrows
Sure, you may think of this scene is similar to high school, but by your own words you are still trying to do something no one has done before and publicize it with your name attached to it. So by high school standards, I’d have to say that you fall into the over zealous, attention seeker catagory.
I’ll say this, sweetpea, of the four practitioners you mentioned, I’d only put my money behind one of them to do an adventurous procedure, as such, with any forethought toward anatomy, the rest, total hacks in my book. But what do I know, after all I’m no Shawn O’Hare.
I’m not talking shit in any shape or form, I’m expressing my honest opinion which you have diced, so similarly to your modification work (poorly), to get some type of endorsement from me. So let’s get it this straight before it gets out of hand, your work blows. It has blown for as long as I’ve seen it, and it will more than likely continue to blow for quite sometime.
Finally, to touch on Barf’s comment and your retort to it; having had questionable work published on a popular website you should have represented yourself a little better than you have so far. And when attaching your name to comments the likes of yours, then yeah, anybody has the right to judge your character because you illustrate that you truly are a total douchebag.
p.s. thanks for taking the time to find me on myspace, I appreciate the lurking, but I don’t like to have shitty piercers attached to me as “friends”, it just looks bad.
Shawn, why should you have heard of me? I’m just a piercer who doesn’t care to do anything more than pierce, not some self aggrandizing dope doing things like removing eyebrows
Sure, you may think of this scene is similar to high school, but by your own words you are still trying to do something no one has done before and publicize it with your name attached to it. So by high school standards, I’d have to say that you fall into the over zealous, attention seeker catagory.
I’ll say this, sweetpea, of the four practitioners you mentioned, I’d only put my money behind one of them to do an adventurous procedure, as such, with any forethought toward anatomy, the rest, total hacks in my book. But what do I know, after all I’m no Shawn O’Hare.
I’m not talking shit in any shape or form, I’m expressing my honest opinion which you have diced, so similarly to your modification work (poorly), to get some type of endorsement from me. So let’s get it this straight before it gets out of hand, your work blows. It has blown for as long as I’ve seen it, and it will more than likely continue to blow for quite sometime.
Finally, to touch on Barf’s comment and your retort to it; having had questionable work published on a popular website you should have represented yourself a little better than you have so far. And when attaching your name to comments the likes of yours, then yeah, anybody has the right to judge your character because you illustrate that you truly are a total douchebag.
p.s. thanks for taking the time to find me on myspace, I appreciate the lurking, but I don’t like to have shitty piercers attached to me as “friends”, it just looks bad.
Shawn, why should you have heard of me? I’m just a piercer who doesn’t care to do anything more than pierce, not some self aggrandizing dope doing things like removing eyebrows
Sure, you may think of this scene is similar to high school, but by your own words you are still trying to do something no one has done before and publicize it with your name attached to it. So by high school standards, I’d have to say that you fall into the over zealous, attention seeker catagory.
I’ll say this, sweetpea, of the four practitioners you mentioned, I’d only put my money behind one of them to do an adventurous procedure, as such, with any forethought toward anatomy, the rest, total hacks in my book. But what do I know, after all I’m no Shawn O’Hare.
I’m not talking shit in any shape or form, I’m expressing my honest opinion which you have diced, so similarly to your modification work (poorly), to get some type of endorsement from me. So let’s get it this straight before it gets out of hand, your work blows. It has blown for as long as I’ve seen it, and it will more than likely continue to blow for quite sometime.
Finally, to touch on Barf’s comment and your retort to it; having had questionable work published on a popular website you should have represented yourself a little better than you have so far. And when attaching your name to comments the likes of yours, then yeah, anybody has the right to judge your character because you illustrate that you truly are a total douchebag.
p.s. thanks for taking the time to find me on myspace, I appreciate the lurking, but I don’t like to have shitty piercers attached to me as “friends”, it just looks bad.
Shawn, why should you have heard of me? I’m just a piercer who doesn’t care to do anything more than pierce, not some self aggrandizing dope doing things like removing eyebrows
Sure, you may think of this scene is similar to high school, but by your own words you are still trying to do something no one has done before and publicize it with your name attached to it. So by high school standards, I’d have to say that you fall into the over zealous, attention seeker catagory.
I’ll say this, sweetpea, of the four practitioners you mentioned, I’d only put my money behind one of them to do an adventurous procedure, as such, with any forethought toward anatomy, the rest, total hacks in my book. But what do I know, after all I’m no Shawn O’Hare.
I’m not talking shit in any shape or form, I’m expressing my honest opinion which you have diced, so similarly to your modification work (poorly), to get some type of endorsement from me. So let’s get it this straight before it gets out of hand, your work blows. It has blown for as long as I’ve seen it, and it will more than likely continue to blow for quite sometime.
Finally, to touch on Barf’s comment and your retort to it; having had questionable work published on a popular website you should have represented yourself a little better than you have so far. And when attaching your name to comments the likes of yours, then yeah, anybody has the right to judge your character because you illustrate that you truly are a total douchebag.
p.s. thanks for taking the time to find me on myspace, I appreciate the lurking, but I don’t like to have shitty piercers attached to me as “friends”, it just looks bad.
Shawn, why should you have heard of me? I’m just a piercer who doesn’t care to do anything more than pierce, not some self aggrandizing dope doing things like removing eyebrows
Sure, you may think of this scene is similar to high school, but by your own words you are still trying to do something no one has done before and publicize it with your name attached to it. So by high school standards, I’d have to say that you fall into the over zealous, attention seeker catagory.
I’ll say this, sweetpea, of the four practitioners you mentioned, I’d only put my money behind one of them to do an adventurous procedure, as such, with any forethought toward anatomy, the rest, total hacks in my book. But what do I know, after all I’m no Shawn O’Hare.
I’m not talking shit in any shape or form, I’m expressing my honest opinion which you have diced, so similarly to your modification work (poorly), to get some type of endorsement from me. So let’s get it this straight before it gets out of hand, your work blows. It has blown for as long as I’ve seen it, and it will more than likely continue to blow for quite sometime.
Finally, to touch on Barf’s comment and your retort to it; having had questionable work published on a popular website you should have represented yourself a little better than you have so far. And when attaching your name to comments the likes of yours, then yeah, anybody has the right to judge your character because you illustrate that you truly are a total douchebag.
p.s. thanks for taking the time to find me on myspace, I appreciate the lurking, but I don’t like to have shitty piercers attached to me as “friends”, it just looks bad.
this made me laugh. The forum was enjoyable too. Especially the whole “dont hate on me, im a boss bitch” bit. I would normally not venture into modblog drama but just for the hell of it sense were all “giving out our honest oppinions” Shawn Hare is just a sloppy mod artist. Glad to see the kid didn’t get a staff infection and become mentally challenged. Kudos :D!
this made me laugh. The forum was enjoyable too. Especially the whole “dont hate on me, im a boss bitch” bit. I would normally not venture into modblog drama but just for the hell of it sense were all “giving out our honest oppinions” Shawn Hare is just a sloppy mod artist. Glad to see the kid didn’t get a staff infection and become mentally challenged. Kudos :D!
this made me laugh. The forum was enjoyable too. Especially the whole “dont hate on me, im a boss bitch” bit. I would normally not venture into modblog drama but just for the hell of it sense were all “giving out our honest oppinions” Shawn Hare is just a sloppy mod artist. Glad to see the kid didn’t get a staff infection and become mentally challenged. Kudos :D!
this made me laugh. The forum was enjoyable too. Especially the whole “dont hate on me, im a boss bitch” bit. I would normally not venture into modblog drama but just for the hell of it sense were all “giving out our honest oppinions” Shawn Hare is just a sloppy mod artist. Glad to see the kid didn’t get a staff infection and become mentally challenged. Kudos :D!
this made me laugh. The forum was enjoyable too. Especially the whole “dont hate on me, im a boss bitch” bit. I would normally not venture into modblog drama but just for the hell of it sense were all “giving out our honest oppinions” Shawn Hare is just a sloppy mod artist. Glad to see the kid didn’t get a staff infection and become mentally challenged. Kudos :D!
this made me laugh. The forum was enjoyable too. Especially the whole “dont hate on me, im a boss bitch” bit. I would normally not venture into modblog drama but just for the hell of it sense were all “giving out our honest oppinions” Shawn Hare is just a sloppy mod artist. Glad to see the kid didn’t get a staff infection and become mentally challenged. Kudos :D!
Shawn, I’m not commenting here to flame or question anybody’s work, but there’s a huge difference between Steve/Brian work, and Mr. Gonzalez/Howie work…
In other hand, I have to admit the moustache picture is as funny as disturbing…lmao.
Shawn, I’m not commenting here to flame or question anybody’s work, but there’s a huge difference between Steve/Brian work, and Mr. Gonzalez/Howie work…
In other hand, I have to admit the moustache picture is as funny as disturbing…lmao.
Shawn, I’m not commenting here to flame or question anybody’s work, but there’s a huge difference between Steve/Brian work, and Mr. Gonzalez/Howie work…
In other hand, I have to admit the moustache picture is as funny as disturbing…lmao.
Shawn, I’m not commenting here to flame or question anybody’s work, but there’s a huge difference between Steve/Brian work, and Mr. Gonzalez/Howie work…
In other hand, I have to admit the moustache picture is as funny as disturbing…lmao.
Shawn, I’m not commenting here to flame or question anybody’s work, but there’s a huge difference between Steve/Brian work, and Mr. Gonzalez/Howie work…
In other hand, I have to admit the moustache picture is as funny as disturbing…lmao.
Shawn, I’m not commenting here to flame or question anybody’s work, but there’s a huge difference between Steve/Brian work, and Mr. Gonzalez/Howie work…
In other hand, I have to admit the moustache picture is as funny as disturbing…lmao.
What makes my stomach churn is not so much the removal but the wholly misogynistic comment posted in relation to a female IAM member – totally uncalled for and totally disrespectful and I am surprised that more people haven’t pulled him on that.
What makes my stomach churn is not so much the removal but the wholly misogynistic comment posted in relation to a female IAM member – totally uncalled for and totally disrespectful and I am surprised that more people haven’t pulled him on that.
What makes my stomach churn is not so much the removal but the wholly misogynistic comment posted in relation to a female IAM member – totally uncalled for and totally disrespectful and I am surprised that more people haven’t pulled him on that.
What makes my stomach churn is not so much the removal but the wholly misogynistic comment posted in relation to a female IAM member – totally uncalled for and totally disrespectful and I am surprised that more people haven’t pulled him on that.
What makes my stomach churn is not so much the removal but the wholly misogynistic comment posted in relation to a female IAM member – totally uncalled for and totally disrespectful and I am surprised that more people haven’t pulled him on that.
What makes my stomach churn is not so much the removal but the wholly misogynistic comment posted in relation to a female IAM member – totally uncalled for and totally disrespectful and I am surprised that more people haven’t pulled him on that.
not to make a personal attack or anything, but seeing this page would be enough for me to decide not to put my body in shawn o’hares hands. i like what 86 said, seems like a better idea to avoid the obvious risks a large cut around the eye could bring (regardless of results so far). i think most people, myself atleast, would lean towards a practicioner with consistent results rather than a cutting-edge practioner when they are looking for someone to perform a high-risk procedure on them. thats just my 2-cents.
not to make a personal attack or anything, but seeing this page would be enough for me to decide not to put my body in shawn o’hares hands. i like what 86 said, seems like a better idea to avoid the obvious risks a large cut around the eye could bring (regardless of results so far). i think most people, myself atleast, would lean towards a practicioner with consistent results rather than a cutting-edge practioner when they are looking for someone to perform a high-risk procedure on them. thats just my 2-cents.
not to make a personal attack or anything, but seeing this page would be enough for me to decide not to put my body in shawn o’hares hands. i like what 86 said, seems like a better idea to avoid the obvious risks a large cut around the eye could bring (regardless of results so far). i think most people, myself atleast, would lean towards a practicioner with consistent results rather than a cutting-edge practioner when they are looking for someone to perform a high-risk procedure on them. thats just my 2-cents.
not to make a personal attack or anything, but seeing this page would be enough for me to decide not to put my body in shawn o’hares hands. i like what 86 said, seems like a better idea to avoid the obvious risks a large cut around the eye could bring (regardless of results so far). i think most people, myself atleast, would lean towards a practicioner with consistent results rather than a cutting-edge practioner when they are looking for someone to perform a high-risk procedure on them. thats just my 2-cents.
not to make a personal attack or anything, but seeing this page would be enough for me to decide not to put my body in shawn o’hares hands. i like what 86 said, seems like a better idea to avoid the obvious risks a large cut around the eye could bring (regardless of results so far). i think most people, myself atleast, would lean towards a practicioner with consistent results rather than a cutting-edge practioner when they are looking for someone to perform a high-risk procedure on them. thats just my 2-cents.
not to make a personal attack or anything, but seeing this page would be enough for me to decide not to put my body in shawn o’hares hands. i like what 86 said, seems like a better idea to avoid the obvious risks a large cut around the eye could bring (regardless of results so far). i think most people, myself atleast, would lean towards a practicioner with consistent results rather than a cutting-edge practioner when they are looking for someone to perform a high-risk procedure on them. thats just my 2-cents.