Acts of body modification, even when performed by experienced professionals, can still have unpredictable results, and even the best-laid plans can go unexpectedly awry. Such was the case for this gentleman above, who, following a cutting, thought he was well upon his way into healing when things took an unfortunate turn.
This just goes to show you, even in a sterile environment and with proper aftercare, things can still go wrong. I followed precise aftercare, cleaning and re-dressing my wound 2-3 times a day, etc. Everything was going great until the seventh day of healing, when I developed two small pink areas. Talking to my artist via phone (who will go unnamed) we discussed the possibility of a heat rash but he wouldn’t know until he saw it in person and told me to stop wrapping it. I woke up the next morning and I saw what you see in the photo, which took about only nine hours to develop. Needless to say, I’m now taking two types of antibiotics, four pills a day; hopefully it will clear up soon. I can’t help but feel bummed because less than two days ago, everything looked perfect. Over the years, this is my first body modification to ever go wrong or become infected.
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110 responses to “Cutting Gone Wrong”
What kind of infection is that?
What kind of infection is that?
It almost looks like an allergic reaction due to the rash being near what looks like where the edge of the dressings were and then possibly spreading to the cutting…. i’m curious what type of bandaging was used… I’ve seen similar reactions to adhesive from band-aids before.. either way…hope it goes away and the scar heals normally!
It almost looks like an allergic reaction due to the rash being near what looks like where the edge of the dressings were and then possibly spreading to the cutting…. i’m curious what type of bandaging was used… I’ve seen similar reactions to adhesive from band-aids before.. either way…hope it goes away and the scar heals normally!
Aw, I hope he gets better soon, that looks sad 🙁
Aw, I hope he gets better soon, that looks sad 🙁
i looks like a staph infection but i could be wrong.
i looks like a staph infection but i could be wrong.
Oh no! 🙁
Oh no! 🙁
Oooh, ick. That looks like what happens to me when I use band aids – something in the glue fucks up my skin, and it spreads quick if I don’t deal with it. Hope it heals up soon!
Oooh, ick. That looks like what happens to me when I use band aids – something in the glue fucks up my skin, and it spreads quick if I don’t deal with it. Hope it heals up soon!
yeah i know the reaction that the glue makes sometimes but the area of the scarings are diffrent to that. you noticed the 2 dots, one left one right, next to the scars. it seems like it spreads from there
yeah i know the reaction that the glue makes sometimes but the area of the scarings are diffrent to that. you noticed the 2 dots, one left one right, next to the scars. it seems like it spreads from there
I’m with #2…
It doesn’t even look super infected. More like an irritation or some kind of adverse reaction to something.
Regardless that sucks pretty hard. Really hope it clears up for him.
it’s never fun when your body decides to say no.
I’m with #2…
It doesn’t even look super infected. More like an irritation or some kind of adverse reaction to something.
Regardless that sucks pretty hard. Really hope it clears up for him.
it’s never fun when your body decides to say no.
that is kind of shitty to happen to you, i hope it gets better!
and by the way, those plugs look damn awesome!
that is kind of shitty to happen to you, i hope it gets better!
and by the way, those plugs look damn awesome!
Just to point out (or maybe be the devils advocate) modification shops do not use sterile feild or technique. Medical asepsis is used, technically not free of all microbe forms. Sterile feild requires the removal of all microbe formations, both normal flora and transient microbe colonies. Medical asepsis does involve the sterilization of objects however is quickly considered contaminated from a medical stand point. Medical aspesis requires prudent effort to have as close to a microbe free set up/procedure as possible and follows similar but very diffrent guidelines.
Just to point out (or maybe be the devils advocate) modification shops do not use sterile feild or technique. Medical asepsis is used, technically not free of all microbe forms. Sterile feild requires the removal of all microbe formations, both normal flora and transient microbe colonies. Medical asepsis does involve the sterilization of objects however is quickly considered contaminated from a medical stand point. Medical aspesis requires prudent effort to have as close to a microbe free set up/procedure as possible and follows similar but very diffrent guidelines.
That looks like MRSA, and is probably why the recipient is on so many drugs.
That looks like MRSA, and is probably why the recipient is on so many drugs.
I’d like to know what the prognoses from the doctor was to require the antibiotics. It appears like a reaction to the wrapping, not MRSA. I am curious.
I’d like to know what the prognoses from the doctor was to require the antibiotics. It appears like a reaction to the wrapping, not MRSA. I am curious.
Just wondering if you have been diagnosed by a dermatologist or doctor on this one since you are on antibiotics? Also I have learned from doctors and BBP classses that there are so many different forms of rashes and skin disorders that its almost impossible for someone to self diagnose. Google image pics of staph, that looks nothing like mrsa. If it was mrsa he would probably still be in the hospial, thats becomes life threatening sometimes within hours.
Just wondering if you have been diagnosed by a dermatologist or doctor on this one since you are on antibiotics? Also I have learned from doctors and BBP classses that there are so many different forms of rashes and skin disorders that its almost impossible for someone to self diagnose. Google image pics of staph, that looks nothing like mrsa. If it was mrsa he would probably still be in the hospial, thats becomes life threatening sometimes within hours.
wow man i am terribly sorry that happened to you! hope it heals up fast and your scars heal how you want.
wow man i am terribly sorry that happened to you! hope it heals up fast and your scars heal how you want.
That doesn’t look like MRSA at all. And fyi, MRSA does not necessarily require a hospital visit, if oral antibiotics are taken in a timely fashion. At any rate, I hope it clears up soon.
That doesn’t look like MRSA at all. And fyi, MRSA does not necessarily require a hospital visit, if oral antibiotics are taken in a timely fashion. At any rate, I hope it clears up soon.
ZOMGPWND.
nature wins
ZOMGPWND.
nature wins
By the looks of the picture it seems like you were covering the area with plastic and creating an incubator process that caused your body to react to the plastic which probably has latex properties in it. If you also look at the tape area you can also see some irritation there also that may contain latex also. Simply let it air dry and clean it on a daily basis would take care of that and also by seeing your doctor they put you on antibiotics and that will aid in a speedy healing. So always make sure to not over do the covering of the tissue that has been cut open your body can react easily to it.
But thats just my opinion. : )
By the looks of the picture it seems like you were covering the area with plastic and creating an incubator process that caused your body to react to the plastic which probably has latex properties in it. If you also look at the tape area you can also see some irritation there also that may contain latex also. Simply let it air dry and clean it on a daily basis would take care of that and also by seeing your doctor they put you on antibiotics and that will aid in a speedy healing. So always make sure to not over do the covering of the tissue that has been cut open your body can react easily to it.
But thats just my opinion. : )
thats very upsetting,sorry mate.
thats very upsetting,sorry mate.
Although possible the irritation may have manifested into an infection, in most cases when skin irritation occurs after a scarification a simple zinc oxide cream (for diaper rash) calms it and eventually remedies the problem within two to three days.
As for the quote regarding “experienced professionals”, I know for a fact that this was this practitioner’s 2nd, or possibly 3rd, piece ever done. I know this because it was recently emailed to me and asked of my opinion and advice.
Although possible the irritation may have manifested into an infection, in most cases when skin irritation occurs after a scarification a simple zinc oxide cream (for diaper rash) calms it and eventually remedies the problem within two to three days.
As for the quote regarding “experienced professionals”, I know for a fact that this was this practitioner’s 2nd, or possibly 3rd, piece ever done. I know this because it was recently emailed to me and asked of my opinion and advice.
@19, yea the peice itself is apparent that it wasnt done by a very experienced cutter. look at the middle arrows/triangles on each side, they are poorly done (by modblog standards) and are very thin and not very strait cuts. unprofessional and unhealthy. sorry about ur mishap dude
@19, yea the peice itself is apparent that it wasnt done by a very experienced cutter. look at the middle arrows/triangles on each side, they are poorly done (by modblog standards) and are very thin and not very strait cuts. unprofessional and unhealthy. sorry about ur mishap dude
GD that sucks.
@19 Which is why I went to you for mine.
GD that sucks.
@19 Which is why I went to you for mine.
That definitely looks like a reaction, not an infection. Anyone who cries MRSA is fuckin’ retarded, as evidenced by the linear discoloration clearly caused by the dressing, dressing adhesive, or a combination of the two. And I’m sure the healing procedures were followed to a “T”‘, but what if it was something bogus, like a regiment of strictly sea salt without a proper anti-bacterial agent? The affected site is clearly “greasy” which could indicate some sort of salve was used, which could also cause a reaction given the chemical nature of it. In my professional opinion I would lean more towards #17 and 19′s prognosis and assume it was either heat rash or a latex reaction. If i were a betting man, given the artist’s initial assumption of heat rash, I would assume it was covered in some sort of air tight dressing which trapped heat and moisture at the site of healing leading to common heat rash, and that this was not the first time, given the artist’s healing instructions, that this had happened. The only thing that truly concerns me are the two “holes” that look to be created by alternate methods apart from the cutting. But given that the irritation is not localized to those spots, it is safe to assume that the problem did not originate from there. Keeping the area clean and dry with a mild anti-bacterial soap would be my prescription.
That definitely looks like a reaction, not an infection. Anyone who cries MRSA is fuckin’ retarded, as evidenced by the linear discoloration clearly caused by the dressing, dressing adhesive, or a combination of the two. And I’m sure the healing procedures were followed to a “T”‘, but what if it was something bogus, like a regiment of strictly sea salt without a proper anti-bacterial agent? The affected site is clearly “greasy” which could indicate some sort of salve was used, which could also cause a reaction given the chemical nature of it. In my professional opinion I would lean more towards #17 and 19′s prognosis and assume it was either heat rash or a latex reaction. If i were a betting man, given the artist’s initial assumption of heat rash, I would assume it was covered in some sort of air tight dressing which trapped heat and moisture at the site of healing leading to common heat rash, and that this was not the first time, given the artist’s healing instructions, that this had happened. The only thing that truly concerns me are the two “holes” that look to be created by alternate methods apart from the cutting. But given that the irritation is not localized to those spots, it is safe to assume that the problem did not originate from there. Keeping the area clean and dry with a mild anti-bacterial soap would be my prescription.
Are those trans blue kaos? He has pretty lips.
Are those trans blue kaos? He has pretty lips.
it looks alot like cellulitis, I got it from a tattoo a while back and it pretty much looked the same. have to take hella good care of it or you can be put in the hospital for like a year or longer its crazy.
it looks alot like cellulitis, I got it from a tattoo a while back and it pretty much looked the same. have to take hella good care of it or you can be put in the hospital for like a year or longer its crazy.
If I were him, I’d see a dermatologist.
Doctor’s too quickly diagnose infection when its not and prescribe antibiotics, they should have referred to a dermatologist.. (Even in Canada, they have specialists on call!)
I’d definitely be seeing a doctor if my skin looked like that though… and I’d probably take the antibiotics as prescribed, also. (And I’d get tested for MRSA and staph, and all that jazz.. I would want a diagnosis, not an assumption and a, “here’s a prescription! take these!”)
If I were him, I’d see a dermatologist.
Doctor’s too quickly diagnose infection when its not and prescribe antibiotics, they should have referred to a dermatologist.. (Even in Canada, they have specialists on call!)
I’d definitely be seeing a doctor if my skin looked like that though… and I’d probably take the antibiotics as prescribed, also. (And I’d get tested for MRSA and staph, and all that jazz.. I would want a diagnosis, not an assumption and a, “here’s a prescription! take these!”)