One of the galleries that doesn’t get a lot of coverage is the Art Gallery. It’s located in the culture section of the galleries, and is a showcase of artwork from many talented artists the world over. Paintings, sketches, sculpture, and photography are just some of the mediums you’ll find there. This example comes from photographer Ivana O. whose work you saw earlier today with the corset photo.
Doca from We Use The Pain in Serbia pierced this corset for photographer Ivana O. The result is this rather steamy photo of a pair of models in various degrees of undress.
Mind = Blown. That’s what I think whenever Sonja Punktum sends in a photo of her latest dotwork creation.
But your dress appears to be falling off. Then again, you are a BMEGirl, so feel free to carry on as you were.
Today is Rob’s birthday. I taunt Rob a lot because, well, because I can. He’s a pretty good sport about it and that’s a good thing because I really can’t seem to stop. He’s a pretty good sport about a lot of things and no matter what you may think of his posts here on ModBlog, he certainly tries hard and we appreciate that. Good for you Rob! Happy birthday and enjoy your day!
Here’s a photo I took of Rob on New Year’s Eve.
Alright ModBlog readers, the weekend is almost here and I’m almost done work for the day. Before I head out the door there is still this week’s news to cover. Before we get to that, I just wanted to remind you that if you stumble across any news stories that you think should be included in the news of the week, just send me an e-mail.
Now then, lets get things started with a pretty incredible story from the UK.
Doctors have treated a young boy with a large birthmark on his face… by implanting horns in his forehead. George Ashman, 5, was born with a bright red blemish on his forehead and his mother Karen, 33, feared he would endure a lifetime of bullying. So when he was four he underwent a surgical procedure to stretch the ‘normal’ skin on his forehead so the birthmark could be removed and covered with the new unblemished tissue.
Doctors inserted two tissue expanders under the skin, which gradually inflated so they looked like two perfect devil’s horns. After four months the implants were removed and the blemish was cut out, allowing the new skin to be stitched together - leaving just a small Harry Potter-style scar on George’s forehead.
During the four months he had the horns, George was subjected to cruel taunts from passers-by. Karen - who is separated from George’s father Lee, a printer, said: ‘School kids hanging around on street corners were laughing and pointing. ‘Once, a teenage lad came right up to us to have a good look. He uttered a cry of disgust. ‘I was tearful and emotional. I had no problem loving my son but others’ reactions were hard to deal with. I felt like everyone was against us.’ George went under the knife in April this year to remove the birthmark and have his ‘new’ skin stretched across in its place. He has only a small scar where the blemish used to be and has now started school with his friends.
Karen said: ‘What I’m most proud of is that through all this I’ve seen strength in George that I never had as a child. He’s different, but he’s himself - and he has never let it hold him back. ‘My little devil’s got guts - and with or without his birthmark and his horns I’ll always love him to bits for that.’
Even with his head being kid sized, those are probably some of the largest forehead implants I’ve seen. And to think they got that big after only 4 months.
More news to come including a treatment for amputees, and a new type of prosthetic limb.
We haven’t seen some implant related procedural shots in a while so here’s some from Mike Grant. The first photo is him creating the pocket in that thin layer between the skin and the cartilage on the ear, and the second it the final result, small circle implant.
I’d love to have a weekly beard post (to go along with that beard gallery I want), however that requires more bearded men sending in photos. Thankfully guys like Marmitoman are helping make that dream a reality. This bearded Brazilian is also sporting a Team BME Logo tattoo on his shoulder.
That pun was painful to type out, so I can only imagine the groans and eyerolls I’m getting right now. Puns aside, this is a nice little helix heart put in by Zee from Cape Fear Piercing, Greenville, NC.
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