The first photo isn’t really needed but I thought it was funny. Emily got her boobie BooBees done for her 24th birthday by Marco “Gropey” Sullivan of Phoenix Tattoo in Raleigh, NC.
Author: Shannon Larratt
-
Purely Gratuitous
Written by
I’ll add a tag when I get a chance, but until then enjoy iam:queenofpain303. A second photo is after the break (I assume you can visit her page for tattoo closeups — I can’t check right now but hopefully very soon my IAM access will be restored so I don’t have to guess at such things).
-
Tribal Lattice
Written by
My old friend Trash, who tattoos in Campinas, SP, Brasil, is working on this great geometric leg sleeve inspired by Brazilian indigenous tribal designs.
-
Lobe Keloid Treatment
Written by
Speaking of both keloids and John Joyce, he had a customer come in with extremely deformed lobes from keloids erupting out of blowout from ear piercings. He cut off and cauterized one of the keloids for the customer (I assume the remainder will follow), and cauterized it. Six weeks later, the keloid is gone (depending on the person they can grow back no matter what treatment is used) and healing has been exceptional.
-
Lotus Scarification, Fresh and Healed
Written by
In relation to the previous entry with the large raised keloid, certainly not all scarification pieces result in raised healed products. Take this skin removal, done by John Joyce at Scarab Body Arts in Syracuse, NY:
Here it is healed, and as you can see it is more of a depression effect than a raising effect. Cutting style makes some difference, but by and large the nature of the keloiding is determined by a combination of aftercare (in general, the more aggressive the aftercare, the more keloiding — although it can be uneven — you will get) and genetics.
