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“A civilized society is one which tolerates eccentricity to the point of doubtful sanity.”
July 28, 2004.
BME/extreme has always been my favorite part of BME, and it's where my personal interests
lie, having a split tongue and a subincision. While people have always been very generous
with sending in their pictures, because of the time involved, sometimes it's difficult
to get people's stories down. However, it's those first-hand experiences that people
desperately need so they don't run their own modification journeys totally blind (although
some might argue that's part of the fun I suppose).
In order to try and remedy that, we've been playing with a new way of submitting your
BME/extreme story (which also allows people to include pictures) built around a simple
"interview" format. If you'd like to try it, just click the URL below. This article contains
links to the first experiences posted, and if people enjoy this, I'd like to continue this
column showcasing both the best experiences, and covering issues relevant to the heavy
modification community.
Submissions URL: http://www.bmezine.com/extremesub.html
This week's articles
(You will need a full BME membership to access the full stories — you can either buy one or get one for free by submitting your stories or pictures.)
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The Life and Times of an Implanted arm
Perhaps the first person in South America to experiment with 3D implants, Trash (Luis Marchioni, Brasil)
tells us about his experiences, both good and bad, with various subdermal arm implants beginning in 1998.
"When I saw some of those arm spinals Mr. Haworth was putting on in '97 it blew my mind! It immediatly connected with aliens, skulls, Galactus, little green men — things that permeated my childhood and still do now. I always dreamed about being inside a comic book when I was a child and tattooing was linked to that desire to become a comic book hero, but with implants, you can go one step beyond. The question in was not why do this, but, why not??"
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Reflections after a year of split tongue'd life
A year after telling us the story of the procedure itself, Rachel reflects on the first year of living with a split tongue.
"The past year of my life has had many twists and turns which have caused me to grow and change as a person quite a bit. Having my tongue split (almost a year ago to the day) has at times not quite been the experience that I intially expected it to be. The change that my body has gone through emotionally having this modification has not entirely been what I had desired."
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Metamorphosis: The Journey towards a new life stage
The story of a complete hood removal.
"For over a year now I have been coming to terms with trauma that has occurred in my life and have thought of ways to symbolize the idea of "reclaiming" myself from all that has been taken from me. In the past I have suffered sexual assault. I felt that my body really hasn't been mine for the past twenty-nine years � in some way it has been used, objectified, and controlled. In recognizing this downward spiral I put myself into, and from the growth I have made over the past six months, I realize that I can be so much more."
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Mothragirl's Tongue Splitting
Mothragirl tells us about her tongue splitting three years ago, and her experiences healing and living with it.
"I'm not sure if I would do it again because I'm not at the same place in my life I was then, but I definately don't regret it. It makes kissing a lot more fun, especially when I am kissing another split tongue!"
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Before, During and After — A Labia Reduction Story
In immense detail, Jen tells us about her almost inner labial reduction, transitioning
from large labia to almost none at all. This is one of the best and most complete experiences
on this subject, and I consider this article required reading for any woman contemplating
this modification.
"I realize there is an aesthetic standard that our society portrays. I realize that because of my decision I will always have a handful of people who will accuse me of conforming to what is expected of me and my looks. I personally believe that we, as women, or even as humans have the right to look as beautiful as we want, and to do whatever it may be that makes us achieve that beauty. Regardless of what people may say, beauty is important to all of us. The extreme that we need to go to make our insides match our outsides is different for everyone; this is what I needed to do. This decision is not for everyone, but it was right for me."
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My Subincision
Rainshine tells us about his subincision, gotten after he tired of just genital piercings.
"Fifteen piercings later though, and it wasn't enough. After talking with my cutter for a while, I was convinced that I needed to get more heavy things done to be happy, and so I did. I did my own meatotomy with the help of my cutter in 2002. That made me completely happy, but still I wanted more."
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Forehead Transdermal Implant
Tanya writes about her "third eye" placement of a transdermal implant to replace her vertical bridge piercing.
"B asked me about anesthetic. I was still teeter-tottering about it, not really sure. I told B that I was still unsure and he said he had it so I might as well take it if I was at all in doubt. I heard myself say 'okay, I'll take the anesthetic'."
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Hypermike's Tongue Splitting
Mike has his tongue split by a well known (and "BME approved") artist in NYC.
"Brian and I had several discussions about my split. He wanted to cauterize. I didn't want the cautery. He told me that cauterizing would cause less bleeding but would also cause a little more bleeding. Ultimately, I knew I didn't want the cauterization because the smell of searing flesh really disturbs me."
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Tongue Splitting in San Diego
On the other side of the border from where is usually associated with no-questions-asked surgeons, a 21 year old So Cal resident has her tongue split.
"I kept myself in a calm state of mind and continued concentrating on my breathing. As Dave became ready to cut, he told me to take a deep breath in through my nose. He put the scalpel up close to my tongue and then told me to exhale. As I let the oxygen out of my body I felt an incredible sensation come over me. A strong warm sensation flooded my tongue in a matter of seconds. It was quick, I was on cloud nine, and my tongue was split."
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Lassi's Tongue Split, Finland
Lassi tells us about his friend Jussi splitting his tongue in Finland, one of the first ever done in that country. His split was more problematic than most, with excessive bleeding during the healing.
"This has been the best modification I have gotten. It is useful, discreet, and changes something completely in my anatomy which is a big kick for me. I have to cut it open further again, and I am really looking forward to that because I do love it and want the effect to be as big as possible."
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Self-done Hood Splitting
On New Year's Eve, Ophelia splits her own hood (with her boyfriend nervously looking on), reclaiming herself in the process.
"The results have not only been aesthetically pleasing, but physically it brings your sense to a completely heightened level. For some it may be too much sensation, for others (like me!) it could be just perfect."
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Tongue Splitting in Ottawa, Canada
Howie (Lunacobra) splits Mariah's tongue in Ottawa using a cut and cauterize (yow!) method.
"I suppose its also made me an even more cunning linguist than before (get it?). I can still wistle, and it's also given me the ability to roll my R's. Longterm there is no difference in my speech � no lisps or problems pronouncing any words. After two years I'm still in love with this damn thing and I wouldn't trade it or the experience of getting it for the world."
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Self-splitting in Marion, Indiana
A young body piercer in the small town of Marion, Indiana performs a meatotomy on himself after not being happy with the results of overstretching his Prince Albert piercing.
"Having a huge hole that wouldn't close was not to aestheticly pleasing to me. A split on the other hand was not too bad... I had known what a meatotomy was and knew I was capable of doing one on myself. I had the tools, and the scalpels I'd needed to perform the procedure, so I decided to go through with it."
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Subincision by Steve Haworth
Steve Haworth travels to chilly Winnipeg, Canada, and does a subincision combining both clamp-and-cut and electrocautery techniques.
"I would have to say that getting the subincision was more of a exploration into self discovery, than the usual sexual in nature response most people will likely claim. I had never done any sounding, or urethral stimulation of any kind, but I loved the look of the sub, and knew it was for me at a young age. I know for years, I thought about it, and wanted it, but it seemed like something that was so unachievable, and just plain unviable for me."
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Hood Splitting in South Carolina
Tammy has a hood splitting procedure done by a friend in South Carolina.
"I am usually the last person someone would think enjoys heavy modifications. For the most part I walk around every day looking like any other chubby ethnic woman, usually wearing medical scrubs and white shoes. My one visible modification is my bridge piercing in which I wear a retainer unless it is a special occasion. Sometimes people noticed it, but for the most part they don�t. I go to church every week, I teach a Sunday school class for 9-year-olds. I like folk music. I am not what people picture when they think of body modification."
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Jame's Castration
I first met James when friends of his were worried that he was going to snap and become
America's next serial killer. Since then we've become friends, and he's become a eunuch —
and I'd be very surprised if he continued on any serial killer paths, because in becoming a
eunuch he seems to have cut off his madness as much as his testicles. Sometimes people are
born eunuchs in men's bodies, and I believe James is one of those people.
"My name is James. I am twenty years old and a eunuch. Some might say I'm too young to be a eunuch, but I have to question that opinion. As a young child I had the desire to be nullo � at first at the age of five my genitals were just that... genitals. I took no pleasure in dealing with them. To me it was just another piece of flesh used for a purpose. The more I grew, the more uncomfortable I became with them. By the age of eight or nine years old, I found my genitals to be so uncomfortable that I would pretend and wish that they were gone."
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Enjoy, and see you in a week or two with more. I hope you'll submit your story as well.
Shannon Larratt
BMEzine.com
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Copyright © 2004 BMEZINE.COM. For bibliographical purposes this article was first published July 28th, 2004 by BMEZINE.COM in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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