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.

All of the bling without the ring.

When I first saw this picture of a microdermal in a nipple it brought me back to the days of nipple pocketing, which is a good thing because I was always fascinated by those. While the procedure for doing a micro in place of the pocketing is far less impressive, the end result is equally so.

nipple

This was done by Craig Kelley of Couture Tattoos, Canton Ohio.


Comments

27 responses to “All of the bling without the ring.”

  1. SeeeingRed Avatar

    Ouch! Nipples are so weird.

  2. DTM Avatar
    DTM

    nicely done.. but aesthetically it doesn’t please my eye..

  3. UnconventionalLove Avatar

    It’s staring at me!
    I agree, It looks nicely done but visually is somewhat weird to me. But they like it obviously, so that’s awesome! 🙂

  4. Moose Boy Avatar
    Moose Boy

    I like it. But having had both of mine pierced, I can only imagine how painful that must have been.

  5. Cj Avatar
    Cj

    Hahaha! 1. : I totally agree- nipples are wierd 😛 This is interesting….I ‘m sure most people are thinking the same thing is me though- I want to see if it heals.

  6. Melaina Chole Avatar

    it looks really nice. I like it.

  7. mark Avatar
    mark

    Are we sure that is it is not a skindiver?

  8. Anthony Black Avatar

    Everywhere I’ve ever lived has been on modblog recently! Its done very well, seems to suit the anatomy. The idea of sitting through the process kind of makes me squirmy though! Its like the feeling of getting a paper cut. Bleh! This is obviously someone who is pretty familiar with the process though, So maybe it wasn’t so bad!

  9. encanta Avatar

    Yeeeowch, haha. Looks good, though.

  10. Darah Avatar

    Even though I can’t deny how aesthetically pleasing the nipple microdermal is, my nipples cringe every time I think about the pain and sensitivity that would accompany such a modification. My nipple piercings were the most painful of all my modifications though, so I’m being a bit biased.

  11. Craig Kelley Avatar

    I assure you mark, they are anchors.

    P.S. …here’s the video of this being done.

  12. anthony Avatar

    have only ever seen this once or twice. looks really good

  13. Emily Rose Avatar
    Emily Rose

    This made me guffaw kind of stupidly. I like it!

  14. mark Avatar

    Thanks for clarification and link Craig. I like.

  15. emily Avatar
    emily

    yeah, i made a kind of stupid “huh” sound when i saw it…i must say, i do like it ^_^

  16. Caleigh Avatar

    This person has weird skin like mine :/

  17. gogo_savvy Avatar

    I’m a fan of the finished product, but boy oh boy I did not like watching the procedure…meeep!

  18. Jake Avatar

    Awesome! oh i do like this one! me… not the hugest fan of dermals… but damn i’d consider this placement! well done!

  19. Nathan Avatar
    Nathan

    Here is the newest picture. Added more microdermals to my chestpiece

    http://i283.photobucket.com/albums/kk285/LiveLifeStory/Craig%20Disc/204.jpg

    The nipples are healing great and have been problem free for me. It has been around 2 months now.

  20. Noemi Avatar

    I’ve wanted to get this for a long time but I’m scared of complications with breast feeding. my doctor advised against it and any sort of nipple piercing for that matter.

  21. NukeX Avatar
    NukeX

    OOooooh man. As someone who has both nipples pierced and stretched to 12g, and is also the proud owner of four microdermals…. I cringed so hard looking at this. That’s GOT to hurt. I love the way it looks though. Badass!

  22. Erszabet Avatar

    I know this sounds rude of me, but if you’re going to bother shaving your entire chest, go the extra mile and pluck the last remaining nipple hairs that are hanging around. THEN this would be a pleasing photo haha 🙂

  23. Roger "Rabb!t" Rodriguez Avatar

    They look good but, like the ones i did last year on Holly that were Modblog but it’s much harder to do them on a well developed female nipple than male. He is lucky that men have tiny nipples..

  24. Ety Avatar
    Ety

    Holy crap, I’ve met that piercer. I used to hang out around Couture and Art Bomb when I lived in the Massillon/Canton area. I didn’t know they were doing anything nearly that intricate.

  25. Lynx Avatar
    Lynx

    Craig,
    I just saw this, it looks awesome!

    PS I miss the hell out of you, hopefully we’ll be able to visit soon

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