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.

And now for something I wouldn’t recommend.

Way back in 2008 I made the conscious decision not to post as much “extreme” content on Modblog. This was mainly due to the feedback that I was getting from contributors to BME that they were only getting as much extreme work done just to get showcased on Modblog. While I’m happy that people love BME and Modblog so much that they want to be featured on it, it was troublesome after an individual asked that his photos be taken down because he was now homeless due to his extreme facial mods. It was a wakeup call. Some comments have been left that claimed that Modblog is boring because there aren’t “new and exciting” things being posted. Given that BME has been documenting the community since 1994, the most “new and exciting” mods have already been done. While there are still rare things being done, there aren’t the leaps and bounds in progress and advancements in the modification world that there used to be in the beginning of this decade. I remember when the first eyelid piercing was posted. There was outrage! The same went on with implants, scarification advancements, and even microdermals which have suddenly become the “new navel”. I walk down the streets of Los Angeles and I have seen 40 year old mothers with microdermals in their faces. We can’t always do something new so I’m bringing you something “old” yet still fairly uncommon.

This set of photos comes out of Brazil and it’s by Urea. Let’s hope the redness subsides and this piercing doesn’t irritate the eye any further.

Eyelid Piercing

I’m leaving to catch a plane back to Vegas so you guys be good. When I get there I’ll try to keep up with the posts as long as I have internet. More photos after the jump of course!

Eyelid piercing

eyelid piercing

eyelid piercing

Eye lid piercing

Comments

1,040 responses to “And now for something I wouldn’t recommend.”

  1. Thomas Moore Avatar
    Thomas Moore

    Show us yer cards, Shawn.

  2. Thomas Moore Avatar
    Thomas Moore

    Show us yer cards, Shawn.

  3. anthony black Avatar

    Whatever happened to the love! Regardless of who owns or runs bme, its still an entity on its own and i think the interweb is better for it. Ive learned to bypass any ownership or whatever problems and still enjoy the site for its content…which is why were all here right?

  4. anthony black Avatar

    Whatever happened to the love! Regardless of who owns or runs bme, its still an entity on its own and i think the interweb is better for it. Ive learned to bypass any ownership or whatever problems and still enjoy the site for its content…which is why were all here right?

  5. anthony black Avatar

    Whatever happened to the love! Regardless of who owns or runs bme, its still an entity on its own and i think the interweb is better for it. Ive learned to bypass any ownership or whatever problems and still enjoy the site for its content…which is why were all here right?

  6. anthony black Avatar

    Whatever happened to the love! Regardless of who owns or runs bme, its still an entity on its own and i think the interweb is better for it. Ive learned to bypass any ownership or whatever problems and still enjoy the site for its content…which is why were all here right?

  7. sneff Avatar
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  11. soma25 Avatar
    soma25

    internet high five to ChrisB for nailing it on the head.

  12. soma25 Avatar
    soma25

    internet high five to ChrisB for nailing it on the head.

  13. soma25 Avatar
    soma25

    internet high five to ChrisB for nailing it on the head.

  14. soma25 Avatar
    soma25

    internet high five to ChrisB for nailing it on the head.

  15. Thomas Moore Avatar
    Thomas Moore

    Or don’t?

  16. Thomas Moore Avatar
    Thomas Moore

    Or don’t?

  17. Thomas Moore Avatar
    Thomas Moore

    Or don’t?

  18. Thomas Moore Avatar
    Thomas Moore

    Or don’t?

  19. Xenobiologista Avatar

    Anybody who gets a tattoo of a website, band, book, or other piece of pop culture is stupider than the person who got an eyeball piercing. The piercing’s easier to take out if you decide you don’t like it later.

  20. Xenobiologista Avatar

    Anybody who gets a tattoo of a website, band, book, or other piece of pop culture is stupider than the person who got an eyeball piercing. The piercing’s easier to take out if you decide you don’t like it later.

  21. Xenobiologista Avatar

    Anybody who gets a tattoo of a website, band, book, or other piece of pop culture is stupider than the person who got an eyeball piercing. The piercing’s easier to take out if you decide you don’t like it later.

  22. Xenobiologista Avatar

    Anybody who gets a tattoo of a website, band, book, or other piece of pop culture is stupider than the person who got an eyeball piercing. The piercing’s easier to take out if you decide you don’t like it later.

  23. liam Avatar
    liam

    ChrisB sums it up so well.

    And Stephanie… the fact that you have a BME tattoo and you bitch and cry about the site makes me LOL.

    You really do suck the big one don’t ya Steph?

    Keep up the good work Rachel.

  24. liam Avatar
    liam

    ChrisB sums it up so well.

    And Stephanie… the fact that you have a BME tattoo and you bitch and cry about the site makes me LOL.

    You really do suck the big one don’t ya Steph?

    Keep up the good work Rachel.

  25. liam Avatar
    liam

    ChrisB sums it up so well.

    And Stephanie… the fact that you have a BME tattoo and you bitch and cry about the site makes me LOL.

    You really do suck the big one don’t ya Steph?

    Keep up the good work Rachel.

  26. liam Avatar
    liam

    ChrisB sums it up so well.

    And Stephanie… the fact that you have a BME tattoo and you bitch and cry about the site makes me LOL.

    You really do suck the big one don’t ya Steph?

    Keep up the good work Rachel.

  27. bob Avatar
    bob

    V- I went to Faye’s Iam page and saw no mention of an eye implant but at the same time I cant really surf her page because I’m not a member so it’s possible that its not mentioned where i can see.

  28. bob Avatar
    bob

    V- I went to Faye’s Iam page and saw no mention of an eye implant but at the same time I cant really surf her page because I’m not a member so it’s possible that its not mentioned where i can see.

  29. bob Avatar
    bob

    V- I went to Faye’s Iam page and saw no mention of an eye implant but at the same time I cant really surf her page because I’m not a member so it’s possible that its not mentioned where i can see.

  30. bob Avatar
    bob

    V- I went to Faye’s Iam page and saw no mention of an eye implant but at the same time I cant really surf her page because I’m not a member so it’s possible that its not mentioned where i can see.

  31. V Avatar
    V

    Bob. Not Faye. Rachel.

  32. V Avatar
    V

    Bob. Not Faye. Rachel.

  33. V Avatar
    V

    Bob. Not Faye. Rachel.

  34. V Avatar
    V

    Bob. Not Faye. Rachel.

  35. Fourchette Avatar

    @UREA – lawl. bad troll is bad.

    Don’t try to troll people, in english, if you can’t even form a coherent sentence in the language.

    Moving on- the idea of the piercing is interesting, but that eyeball looks quite angry. Reminds me of the girls trying to heal and keep rejecting navel piercings for the sake of being able to say “i have a navel piercing”, even though they’re all red and inflamed and nasty looking. IMO, this is beyond matters of whether or not the piercing itself looks good, why would anyone want to keep something that makes their eye all red and irritated looking?

  36. Fourchette Avatar

    @UREA – lawl. bad troll is bad.

    Don’t try to troll people, in english, if you can’t even form a coherent sentence in the language.

    Moving on- the idea of the piercing is interesting, but that eyeball looks quite angry. Reminds me of the girls trying to heal and keep rejecting navel piercings for the sake of being able to say “i have a navel piercing”, even though they’re all red and inflamed and nasty looking. IMO, this is beyond matters of whether or not the piercing itself looks good, why would anyone want to keep something that makes their eye all red and irritated looking?

  37. Fourchette Avatar

    @UREA – lawl. bad troll is bad.

    Don’t try to troll people, in english, if you can’t even form a coherent sentence in the language.

    Moving on- the idea of the piercing is interesting, but that eyeball looks quite angry. Reminds me of the girls trying to heal and keep rejecting navel piercings for the sake of being able to say “i have a navel piercing”, even though they’re all red and inflamed and nasty looking. IMO, this is beyond matters of whether or not the piercing itself looks good, why would anyone want to keep something that makes their eye all red and irritated looking?

  38. Fourchette Avatar

    @UREA – lawl. bad troll is bad.

    Don’t try to troll people, in english, if you can’t even form a coherent sentence in the language.

    Moving on- the idea of the piercing is interesting, but that eyeball looks quite angry. Reminds me of the girls trying to heal and keep rejecting navel piercings for the sake of being able to say “i have a navel piercing”, even though they’re all red and inflamed and nasty looking. IMO, this is beyond matters of whether or not the piercing itself looks good, why would anyone want to keep something that makes their eye all red and irritated looking?

  39. Fourchette Avatar

    EDIT- link fixed for typo.

  40. Fourchette Avatar

    EDIT- link fixed for typo.

  41. Fourchette Avatar

    EDIT- link fixed for typo.

  42. Fourchette Avatar

    EDIT- link fixed for typo.

  43. ChrisB Avatar

    Xenobiologista- that’s a rather broad and sweeping generalization, don’t you think? I may be biased because I’m one of those “idiots,” but I think the same could be said for any tattoo.

  44. ChrisB Avatar

    Xenobiologista- that’s a rather broad and sweeping generalization, don’t you think? I may be biased because I’m one of those “idiots,” but I think the same could be said for any tattoo.

  45. ChrisB Avatar

    Xenobiologista- that’s a rather broad and sweeping generalization, don’t you think? I may be biased because I’m one of those “idiots,” but I think the same could be said for any tattoo.

  46. ChrisB Avatar

    Xenobiologista- that’s a rather broad and sweeping generalization, don’t you think? I may be biased because I’m one of those “idiots,” but I think the same could be said for any tattoo.

  47. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    That’s a pretty ridiculous statement Xenobiologista. By the way, you suck at drawing.

  48. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    That’s a pretty ridiculous statement Xenobiologista. By the way, you suck at drawing.

  49. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    That’s a pretty ridiculous statement Xenobiologista. By the way, you suck at drawing.

  50. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    That’s a pretty ridiculous statement Xenobiologista. By the way, you suck at drawing.

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