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.

Grace’s Navel Removal

Grace had always thought of getting her bellybutton removed, but never thought it was possible short of going to a doctor — which she wasn’t about to do because she thought that a doctor wouldn’t have the requisite artistic vision. She also assumed a mod artist wouldn’t have the requisite skills — until she met Howie (lunacobra.net), who she’d originally gone to for ear pointing when he was guesting at Divine Canvas. Unfortunately she only had enough $$$ for one ear, so they sat down and chatted about other options — face cutting, subdermal implants, and so on… after a moment of silence she started lifting her top.

Before Howie had the chance to explain he wasn’t into trading sex for mods, she pointed at her navel and said, “can you get rid of this?”

After a bit of assessing her anatomy, the depth of her navel, and so on, he felt he could do it well. The procedure went quite quickly and with minimal trauma, and the healing was easy — just a little itching from the stitches. It’s now Grace’s favorite mod of all the ones she has, although it has stiff competition from the face cutting that Howie added to her collection a few months later. Oh and if you’re curious, click here for a before photo.

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Comments

12 responses to “Grace’s Navel Removal”

  1. encanta Avatar

    This is really neat. Cute tattoos, too.

  2. encanta Avatar

    This is really neat. Cute tattoos, too.

  3. Madi Avatar
    Madi

    That strange spot on the picture makes me suspect photoshop. There would be some kind of scar.

  4. Madi Avatar
    Madi

    That strange spot on the picture makes me suspect photoshop. There would be some kind of scar.

  5. Eve Avatar
    Eve

    I’ve seen other pics. . . specifically on lunacobra.net

    This is photoshopped up, there is a noticeable scar.

  6. Eve Avatar
    Eve

    I’ve seen other pics. . . specifically on lunacobra.net

    This is photoshopped up, there is a noticeable scar.

  7. Eve Avatar
    Eve

    http://ahistoryofweedcraft.tumblr.com/navelremoval

    This has a more accurate pic of the after-result.

    I believe it is Grace’s website, but I may be mistaken.

  8. Eve Avatar
    Eve

    http://ahistoryofweedcraft.tumblr.com/navelremoval

    This has a more accurate pic of the after-result.

    I believe it is Grace’s website, but I may be mistaken.

  9. Brynn Avatar
    Brynn

    How much did it cost?? As I am toy considering this. It looks amazing!!

  10. Brynn Avatar
    Brynn

    How much did it cost?? As I am toy considering this. It looks amazing!!

  11. Drjh Avatar
    Drjh

    It is defiantly not photoshopped. I follow her on Instagram and other accounts. It’s gone and she looks so cute! 🙂 i love all her body mods, from scarification to removals to tattoos.

  12. Drjh Avatar
    Drjh

    It is defiantly not photoshopped. I follow her on Instagram and other accounts. It’s gone and she looks so cute! 🙂 i love all her body mods, from scarification to removals to tattoos.

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