Ben (Future Skin, Ottawa) was wondering if this 6-point calf and arm suspension he did is the first of it’s kind… He hadn’t seen it before, so he gave it a shot.

You may remember that last year Howie “shot” Ben’s ear… Well, this year Ben (Future Skin, Ottawa, Canada) has done something similar to Shawn, giving him what he describes as an “alley cat ear” by removing some of the cartilage.

See more in “Cartilage Removal and Reshaping“ (Facial Sculpting) (members only)

Howie (who you know well) customized Ben’s (who’s also a ModBlog regular) ear into a “part time cigarette holder”, designed to fit the profile of an injury caused by a .50 cal round…

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I know there are tons of valid reasons why people decide to remove their lobes (in this case it was Ben who decided the time was right), but on some level it always makes me a bit sad (not that it makes any sense since it’s obviously making the other person happy, I guess it’s one of the few things I personalize).

This cutting of a cute flower-offering robot by Ben at Future Skin in Ottawa, Canada, on Infested is going to distract her from the terrifying onset of the upcoming human robot apocalypse.

Here’s Ben from The Ink Spot in Ottawa swinging from a four point elbow suspension.

Don’t get me wrong — I think that scars across faces look great. However, I wonder why people choose to have “lifestyle scars” applied by professionals rather than “by life” (see also: dueling scars and defensive wounds). Cutting by Ben at Future Skin in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

The story behind what you’re seeing here — a 2.1 gram 24kt gold nugget implanted in a forearm by Ben in Ottawa at The Ink Spot — is quite interesting.

The person who got the implant is Islamic, and was in need of a medical procedure that for spiritual reasons was forbidden. Her Mullah suggested that she have a blessed object implanted in her body instead, so this piece of gold was blessed, and she went to Ben asking to have it installed (anywhere would do, so they chose the forearm for ease of maintenance). Interesting intersection of cultures.

I guess this is a “learn something new every day” day, because while I was aware that blessed gold implants are a part of Buddhist culture (and also, are still done), I had no idea they were a part of Muslim culture, let alone in Canada!

Anyway, if anyone knows anything else on this subject, please post it in the comment forum!