This is literally the most rare body modification I have posted to BME up to date. Superincisions, where the top of the penis is opened up rather than the bottom, are virtually unheard of. This may be the first one that I have ever seen. Click the picture to unpixelate.
Another cut… Yes, it works. In fact, it works twice as well. If you don’t believe me, there are plenty of videos on BME’s video sistersite (warning: explicit link, duh).
c/o abetoo (the color effect is from tinting the saline):
Since WIRED (whose story I found via boingboing) are talking about magnetic implants (click that link for my own experience with them), I thought I ought to re-mention them since BME has been covering them for the last few years. The article finishes by mentioning that a 70-shor silicone is being planned for future magnets, which I have to strongly disagree with. A thin silicone sheath, even if it’s a bit harder, is simply not going to protect the magnet in the long term and I do not consider it a viable option unfortunately.
I hope we figure something out so magnets can be implanted for the long term, because they really are a sixth sense (or at least an interface to the sixth), but I don’t believe the solution lies in silicone, and in fact, I think it’s actually in some ways a worse idea because the magnet lasts longer (probably) before it starts to break down, increasing the chances that there will be complications…
This one here is on Shawn O’Hare (who I’ve mentioned here before), who is experienced enough with a scalpel that I’m sure he can remove his own when the time comes.
A while back I posted some DIY penectomy pictures. Anyway, I thought that it might be a good time to post some pictures of it relatively healed at six months (and as you can see from the little soldiers in the second picture, it still works, and he’s quite happy with the results).
Oh, and sorry if this is too extreme for you, but consider it a warning — what you see on BME today is mainstream in three years. Welcome to the fall of Rome, Part II.
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!
I do worry about the long term implications of a tall implant on the top of the hand, but I sure do love the way this heart shaped implant on clearvowelsriselikeballoons looks!!! I’m guessing it won’t cause the over-the-top controversy that rained upon the brass kunckles implants.
c/o Christiane at Pinpoint Piercing in Oslo, Norway.
For those of you who have been wondering what effect it has (and don’t spend enough time on BME/extreme and BME/HARD)…
You know, I’m not saying there’s not a certain masculine satisfaction from having enormous swollen genitals, but I have to wonder about the stares it gets at the supermarket…
