Tuesday December 18th, 2007 @ 6:06 PM
I’d LOVE a copy of the english version of ModCon, and was wondering if I’d be able to order it from my bookstore, or if it’s only a BME thing.
Also, I really don’t mean to be pushy or anything, but where IS Shannon and all the new updates 
I feel like BME is broken (although it doesn’t stop me from spending my day reading experiences).
Thanks,
Bathory
The original ModCon book was a limited pressing. Most bookstores did not carry it but let me tell you how shocked I was to see one in a borders (or other big chain) in Toronto! If you want an english copy, the only place I know selling them and these are used is Amazon.com. It’s pricey, but you do get to see me in nothing but a cowboy hat!
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Posted by Sean Philips | Permalink | 1 Comment
Sunday December 9th, 2007 @ 10:23 PM
Salt soak solution, it seems, is 1/8tsp salt:1c comfyhot water. That’s a lot of water for a tragus. So I’m wondering if it’s okay to mix the full batch of saltmix, save what I didn’t use, and reheat it for later use?
To simply answer your question: Just get Wound Wash Saline it can easily be purchased at pharmacy’s and most grocery stores,etc.
Or you can obtain a 1 gallon (4 liter) jug of Distilled Water and mix in roughly 3-4 teaspoons of Sea Salt and store it in your fridge to reduce bacterial growth. However you will not want to keep it for too long, usually after 7 days you will want to obtain another gallon jug,etc.
You can also obtain smaller jugs like a 2 liter jug and make smaller batches.
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Posted by Warren Hiller | Permalink | 4 Comments
Wednesday November 28th, 2007 @ 7:42 PM
My wife has grown exteremly interested in Mody Modification in the last year or so. She has been talking about getting her nipples pierced for a while but is deathly afraid of going to a shop to get them done professionally. Its a shyness and trust issue. I support her wanting this and actually think we will both like the results. I a few piercings of my own, including nipples. She told me the other day the only way she will get them done is if I do them for her. I have all the supplies to pierce them at 12ga. are there any differences in healing proceedures for female vs male nips? anything i should be on the look out for? Her nipples are fairly large, so with a forceps and some surgi-lube, I think it should be pretty straight forward.
BTW, what happened to the main BME site? it hasn’t been updated for a few months?!?!
Thx!
While I’m not necessarily convinced you doing the piercings for your wife is necessarily the best option, from a purely technical point of view, it’s also not the worst thing in the world that could happen. Certainly, her comfort and mental well-being are a very important part of the procedure as well. So, if you are going to do the piercings, the most important thing is to make sure you keep the piercings in the the nipples-proper. You don’t want to do the piercings into the areola, as you run the risk of piercing through the various ducts that sit behind the nipple. Piercings through those ducts isn’t necessarily a guaranteed “bad thing”, but it definitely increases the chances for mastitis, a deep tissue infection that can be very painful and can sometimes require surgery to treat.
So, keep the piercings in the nipples themselves. Be clean. Use common sense.
Aftercare shouldn’t be any different for male nipples or female nipples, although your wife will likely have a longer healing time than you did…assuming everything healed in a normal amount of time for you.
Best of luck.
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Posted by Derek Lowe | Permalink | 2 Comments
Wednesday November 7th, 2007 @ 7:48 PM
Hey gang. Just wondering; do you know anything about laser hair removal over tattooed areas? I can’t seem to find anything about damage to the tattoo. Any info will be much appreciated. Thanks.
-Wolf(Hehe, get why I want the hair removal?)
I have a friend who had tattoos removed by a laser intended for hair removing. It’s not ideal for the purpose, but it worked. Even if it were set up different there’s still a great chance for damage to the tattoo. There are options though, like using an epilator. It’s not as efficient as the newer laser technology but it should be totally safe for your tattoos.
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Posted by Sean Philips | Permalink | 2 Comments
Wednesday November 7th, 2007 @ 1:43 PM
Hey all…
I have been looking around, but found almost no information about nipple tattooing. I heard all sorts of rumours about the ink dissappearing completely in a few years due to the different kind of skin on the nipple itself and on the areola. Is there any truth in this?
Is it possible to tatto nipples and the surrounding skin, and do I need to be especially aware of something? Do nipples fade fast and can it be fixed with a touch up, or will I be doomed to have the touched up every few years for the rest of my life?
Is there anything I should know when it comes to design and so on? Could a complicated design work on a nipple, or would the odd tissue in the area make it hard to get anything detailed to look nice?
In short: Tell me ALL you know about tattooing nipples.
Thank you in advance. I look forward to your answer. 
Nipple and areola tissue is not particularly suited for tattooing, however it can and has been done. Generally I would advise super simple and mainly just solid color for nipple tattoos. Make sure that your artist is experienced with tricky areas, and be prepared for some touch up sessions. I have one friend with green nipples and know several girls with star nipples, so be reassured it can be done even if it isn’t necessarily easy.
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Posted by Sean Philips | Permalink | Comments
Tuesday November 6th, 2007 @ 11:48 PM
Hello there,
I got my nipples pierced about two years ago now vertically with a 14g barbell made of surgical stainless steel. Its STILL cranky as all hell. Right underneath the top ball there is this angry looking red, raw flesh. It doesn’t bleed much but sometimes the crusties are a little bloody, and the crusties are many!!!
Sea salt soaks don’t really help it much and i was wondering what I can do.
Please help!
Thanks
In situations like this, being able to see the piercing can make a big difference in figuring out what is going on. So, if you have a piercer you trust in your area, a trip to see him/her is probably your best option. Barring that, however, I’m going to guess that you’re dealing with some sort of physical irritation. Is it possible that the barbell is a bit too short? Jewelry that fits too tightly can cause problems similar to what you’ve described.
Another option could be a reaction to the jewelry you are wearing. You said you had both pierced, but your description seems to indicate you are only having a problem with one of them. If you are only having a problem with one, it’s likely not a reaction to the jewelry, as a reaction would most likely show up in both piercings.
I’m sorry I can’t give anything more definitive than that. Head to your local piercer to see if they can help you out.
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Posted by Derek Lowe | Permalink | 1 Comment
Friday November 2nd, 2007 @ 2:04 PM
In my Interdisiplinary Studies class, we’re to pick a human rights issue and research it…
I chose to research discrimination against body modification. For the research paper itself, I’m using history as one of the first subtopics. I was wondering if someone could help me with this.
I’d like to know as much as possible about the beginning of body modifcation to present… people like Jim Ward and Fakir Musafar and such. It would be great help if someone would direct me to some links that I could use so I can teach my oppressive catholic school a lesson….
and possibly raise a little hell while I’m at it.
Thank you,
Elizabeth Bathory
That’s a noble cause but body modification FAR predates Fakir and Jim Ward. In fact in a lot of societies throughout history would be more likely to discriminate against people that didn’t have body modifications, which to them, were the norm. To make your paper more legit you need to word it so that you are only referring to the modern western world’s take on body modifications.
Now as far as “teaching your oppressive catholic school a lesson”, IMHO, it’s a lost cause. You (or more likely your family) made the choice for you to be in Catholic school and are paying for the Christian moral system that comes with it. You want to teach them a lesson, stop giving them your money and get your education elsewhere. Bringing up examples of non-Christian and homosexual men performing rituals devised by people with polytheistic beliefs, do you really see that changing there views?
Don’t get me wrong Christianity and modern body modification can work together in unison,. I have seen a HUGE carved silicone cross implant done in the early years of custom implants. I have seen preachers with sleeves and Sunday School teachers with nipple rings. The duality to be involved with both is up to free thinking individuals, not institutions.
Don’t let me discourage you, as I think your heart is in the right place. However, I am a big fan of choosing my battles wisely and going into any potential conflict as prepared as possible. Personally, I think your whole argument needs to be reworked to be more effective against it’s target.
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Posted by Sean Philips | Permalink | 6 Comments
Thursday November 1st, 2007 @ 6:47 PM
Ok I am no stranger to piercings, I had 18 already before recently deciding to get my other eyebrow pierced. That was about a week ago. The piercing was done pretty deeply, and after a week its ever so slightly sore, but there seems to be some bruising under it around my eyelid that makes it look a little like I have a black eye. I never had such a problem with my other eyebrow when it was done. I was just curious if anyone else had such a problem, and what they did about healing it up? As I said, its not so sore, and I can push it up and down with ease basically, but I just dont get the bruising underneath, unless its due to the deepness of the piercing. I could use some help on this one, here is fine, or feel free to email your response to diabolicalreflections@gmail.com
James
Bruising around eyebrow piercings is so common that it’s reasonable to expect it standardly (and then be pleasantly surprised if it doesn’t happen to you). The face is absolutely loaded with fine capillaries - ever see a rugby player or a boxer split their eyebrow? It generally bleeds like crazy! - and if and when your piercer dings one with a needle, you can expect some subcutaneous bleeding and therefore bruising. The placement of your piercing is probably fine; eyebrows should be kind of ‘deep’ to give them something to hang on to and to reduce the risk of migration. Moving your jewellery up and down in quite unnecessary, by the way, and you’re just traumatising the tissue further and increasing your chances of migration and rejection, not to mention exacerbating the bruising. Hands off!
There are ways piercers have to reduce trauma to the piercing site - for instance, I’ve noticed bruising in my clients has been dramatically reduced since going exclusively freehand with eyebrows, and if your piercer is especially enthusiastic about clamping you can pretty much guarantee a perfect forcep-shaped bruise on your face - but different piercers have different means of getting an end result and at the end of the day, if you have a perfect piercing and a bit of a shiner, you don’t have too much cause for complaint - it’s not going to kill you and it’ll sort itself out in a few days. If you’re looking for ways to get rid of bruises faster, I’ve had excellent results using Hirudoid ointment to speed up the healing of bruises after facial surgeries, and arnica oil works pretty well, too; obviously, don’t get any sort of oil or ointment into your actual piercing.
If your bruise doesn’t sort itself out within a week or two at the most (or, and this is pretty rare, results in continuous ongoing bruising), go back to your piercer and have a whinge, they should offer to re-do it, it’s a placement issue. And don’t get cranky at them about it, either, it’s pretty hard to predict every little capillary unless you have x-ray vision, and you’ll catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.
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Posted by Lori St.Leone | Permalink | 15 Comments
Thursday November 1st, 2007 @ 3:35 PM
i was wondering if people are still answering questions since none have been posted since the 14th. if they are, then i will post my question after i have received a response, if not, then you will be missed QoD
Honestly, I only answer questions that interest me and that haven’t been answered a dozen times. I have not, nor will I answer questions just for the sake of answering…..well except for right now. Right now I just want to see my name in print.
At the moment, there’s less than 50 pending questions and none meet the above mentioned criteria. I realize some people are put off by having to register with wordpress, some think all of BME is down due to the lack of updates and some are people have other reasons. Nonetheless, if you have a question post it, I can assure you that myself and others are checking the questions regularly.
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Posted by Sean Philips | Permalink | 8 Comments
Saturday October 13th, 2007 @ 2:57 PM
I’m new to the tattoo world and want to make sure that I am tipping my artist enough. I got 125$ worth of work done one day and tipped her 20$… it took about 30 minutes for the tattoos. Then I went back a few days later and got another tattoo that cost 75$ and I tipped her 15$. That one took about 15 minutes. I tip her about what I tip my hair stylist… thats what I based it on… am I giving her enough???
Tattoo artist generally make far more than waitresses, bartender and whatnot. On average most artist make 50% of the cost of the tattoo. I only mention this because I don’t feel people should feel they HAVE to tip there artist.
That being said, I always do tip my artist and tip them well, just as I feel you did. It’s been mentioned on QOD a bunch, but since this is a new format why not mention this once more: Once you get to know your artist feel free to tip with more personal gifts rather than cash tips, whether it be a gift card, cookies some random collectible they are into these types of tips will probably be more appreciated than the standard cash tip.
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Posted by Sean Philips | Permalink | 5 Comments
