Friday July 18th, 2008 @ 6:31 AM
My tattoo is almost a week old and has scabbing on it in some places. I just wondered if scabbing is normal, or if it is a bad sign. Whenever I search on the internet I get completely different answers! Some say scabbing is really bad, and others say that it is normal. I’m kind of nervous about it. I’m being very careful not to knock off or pick at the scabs, at any rate. Thank you for your help!
You most certainly don’t want to pick the scabs off or anything like that. How have you been taking care of your tattoo? There’s MANY different aftercare methods and some work for some people and others for other people.
But scabbing isn’t uncommon, it can happen, especially with how some tattoo artists work…Not just that but also just how some peoples bodies naturally react to being tattooed.
The best thing for you to do is to not pick, allow the scabs to naturally want to fall off. As well as keep the tattooed skin moisturized with a very mild/gentle moisturizer.
Everyone’s different and everyone has their own brands and what not, personally I find Aveeno Moisturizer (Mild/Unscented) works best for my body…
+3 / 7 votes 
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Posted by Warren Hiller | Permalink | 2 Comments
Friday July 18th, 2008 @ 6:19 AM
Filed under: Ear
I got my tragus pierced 3 days ago, and my jaw hurts, kind of like an ear-ache. I was wondering if that was normal?
Dear Poster of this Question…You’ve had a couple days or so now, since getting it pierced. Has the jaw hurt/ear-ache you’re feeling gone away?
It has? AWESOME LIKE A POSSUM!
I’m making the assumption that it’s gone away because that’s the wonderful thing about the body, especially when you penetrate it with a needle. It really doesn’t “like” that idea, hence the chaotic ballet of trying to heal the wound begins.
This delightful ballet involves: redness, discharge and even discomfort/pain. Who knew that passing a needle through the body would trigger a “discomfort/pain” reaction in your ear/jaw region? I always thought they felt like angel kisses and fairy bj’s.
Not trying to make light of your situation but the fact is yes pain/discomfort is something to expect, literally 3 days after getting pierced. With tragus and other ear cartilage work you can expect discomfort even upto 6 months to a year after the piercing being done.
However if you ever see/feel something that perhaps doesn’t look/feel right, most definitely visit the piercer who did the piercing and have them inspect the piercing to make sure it’s doing well. If it sounds like they’re just brushing you off and telling you its fine, even though its not…Then perhaps visit a couple piercers to get their opinions on the situation and with all their answers make a educated/informed decision…Or you can even take a good/crisp/clear picture of your tragus and post it here for the AskBME staff to analyze and provide their own opinions/thoughts,etc.
+1 / 7 votes 
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Posted by Warren Hiller | Permalink | Comments
Thursday July 17th, 2008 @ 2:49 PM
I have a subincision which extends to the loose skin at the front of my scrotum. I would like to extend the sub beyond the back of my scrotum which means I need a scrotal split. One way of going about this would be to do a transscrotal, then a scrotal split, then extend the sub, all in separate steps, each with a period of healing. I would like to know if it is possible to skip the transcrotal and go straight to the scrotal split. I also wonder if it is possible to do the scrotal split and sub extension at the same time, perhaps stitching the scrotal split to the split urethra instead of back to front as in a conventional scrotal split.
Doing a transcrotal for the sake of later doing a scrotal split is counterproductive. You will go through the procedure and healing of a transcrotal only to make scar tissue that will make the split more difficult. Extending the sub into the scrotum is a diifficult and potentially dangerous task. It’s worth ding it in stages to make the healing a little easier. Also, the potential for seriously dangerous and possibly fatal infections in the procedure is considerably higher than with the work you allready have done. Please take every possible precaution.
+12 / 14 votes
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Posted by Sean Philips | Permalink | Comments
Thursday July 17th, 2008 @ 2:45 PM
So I’ve been planning a genital project for quite some time now and while reading through AskBME, I read that shaft piercings can cause erections to be painful.
The planned project was a RPA, 4 trans-urethral apadrayvas, and 4 (possibly trans-urethral) ampallangs.
My question is this: Would it be wise to go with microdermals/dermal anchors where I would want the shaft piercings or should I stick with the old school?
If I did go with the anchors, would I have to be more cautious during sexual activity due to the thinness of the skin along the shaft?
Someone asked a similar question just a few days ago. So I don’t feel I need to point out how BAD of an idea anchors in the penis is. I would like to point out a third option that, to me, is a far better choice than either of the two you mentioned. Genital beading or other genital implants. They should provide what you are looking for with none of the downfalls associated with the methods you mentioned.
+10 / 10 votes 
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Posted by Sean Philips | Permalink | 2 Comments
Wednesday July 16th, 2008 @ 10:54 PM
Let see here I have been reading on meatotomys for a while now and I realize how much I am in love with them,
I am living in the panama city area of florida and dont know where to go for this prosedure, my quistion is whether or not I should go to a urologist?
and if yes how do I bring that up?
and if not where do I go, I am totally for DIY procedures but am too much of a panzy to do that myself,
HELP ME OUT GUYS!
Most urologist would scoff at this procedure and claim it goes against there oath. Piercers are notoriously against DIY, but I support it if done safely. A meato using the old school clamp method is very simple to perform on oneself. I did mine in the living room of another QOD staff members living room with his guidance a long, long time ago and it was a defining moment in my venture into heavy modifications. Since then I have helped dozens of other perform this on themselves and feel if done with a bit of common sense it is a good rite of passage.
+9 / 13 votes
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Posted by Sean Philips | Permalink | 2 Comments
Wednesday July 16th, 2008 @ 10:51 PM
I am a kidney donor match for a friend. I will have to have a catheter for a few days and don’t want to lose my apadravya, yet they will need to insert the tube up my urethra. Is there a system of two plugs I can insert from the inside out of both holes to allow the catheter to go up my urethra? Where can I get such equiptment?
Your best bet may be Tygon tubing worn as a PA and a reverse PA. Call your local piercing shops to see if they have Tygon in the appropriate gauge.
+12 / 12 votes
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Posted by Sean Philips | Permalink | Comments
Wednesday July 16th, 2008 @ 5:41 PM
Hello: I have two questions regarding this piercing.
1. How difficult is this procedure to get through as the piercee / does it vary wildly from person to person? Is the risk of rejection high? To what extent does it interfere with everyday life?
2. I live near Philadelphia. Can you recommend a practitioner in or near this area that is proficient in this procedure?
Thanks!
-Dane
Hey Dane.
I was having Tapas with a friend last night, and I actually brought your question up. In this day and age, years after Cobb opened up Pandora’s box with the uvula piercing (Bonus History Moment: Patrick Bartholomew did one predating Jon’s) there’s still not a single piercer I’d recommend you to go to for it.
Furthermore, I’d go as far as saying “avoid anyone who says that they can do it”. This is a piercing that has risks that FAR outweigh it’s benefits. As a matter of fact, the only benefit I can think of is that, having one, you could SAY you had one.
Sorry to be a joykiller, but… again… we’re here to give you practical safe advice.
+12 / 14 votes
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Posted by Shawn Porter | Permalink | 1 Comment
Wednesday July 16th, 2008 @ 5:38 PM
i am ninteen years old, and i am already planning my future body mods. i have my heart set on getting a set of horn implants for my twenty-first birthday, but i have no clue how to go about finding someone to preform this. as with all my body mods, i like to research them to the fullest extent, and i want to make sure that the person in charge of the procedure has the proper amounts of experience and knowhow. there are rumors of shops that will preform such procedures around where i live, but i don’t fully trust them. although i live in Pennsylvania, i am willing to travel as far as necessary to get my horns done properly. any suggestions?
thanks!
Hey fella-
I really admire your patience and desire to get the best, safest mod you can. We need more like you!
Anyhoo; while I consider it bad form to directly recommend someone on such a public forum, I’d advise you to surf around BME. When you see a nice set’a horns… check out who did them! Consider getting a membership to BME’s community site, IAM.BMEZINE.COM. There are a handful of artists who maintain pages there that could help you with your research. Finally, you can contact me privately and I could throw some advice your way.
Good luck!
+16 / 18 votes
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Posted by Shawn Porter | Permalink | 1 Comment
Wednesday July 16th, 2008 @ 3:03 PM
Je voudrais savoir quels sont les risque, quelle est la procédure et quelle est la longueur que l’on peut gagner en fesant couper le nerf sous la langue pour la faire ‘’splitter” plus longue.
Merci!
L’ablation partielle ou totale du frenulum lingual est une opération courante et très simple, permettant de libérer une partie de la langue retenue par cette membrane. La longueur ainsi gagnée varie considérablement en fonction de l’anatomie de chaque individu, mais il est courant de voir une amélioration de 5 à 10 millimètres de long. Les risques sont minimes sinon inexistants à condition que l’opération soit faite par quelqu’un de qualifié et dans un environnement favorable.
L’opération est souvent faite sous anesthésie locale, quoique très peu douloureuse. Dans les cas les plus extrêmes où une bonne quantité de tissus est enlevée, quelques points de sutures peuvent être nécessaires. La guérison est aussi très rapide et il va de sois que dans un cas de bifurcation linguale (tongue splitting), l’opération permet d’augmenter la longueur possible du “split”.
+5 / 9 votes
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Posted by EfixRoy | Permalink | 1 Comment
Wednesday July 16th, 2008 @ 8:54 AM
Hi there!
With the relative solidarity of a surface anchor, I always wanted to know whether or not it would be feasible to have these comprise a bridge piercing rather than the standard surface technique. Would there be a lesser chance of migration or is the skin simply too thin?
Correspondence is appreciated!
Microdermals unite!!!
While this is a potentially interesting use of microdermals, I think the chances of success are pretty small. Most people’s bridges have a bit of curve to them. With a piercing, you can typically find a flat area on that curve where the piercing can be placed. Given the large (compared to say a 14ga barbell) size of the foot of the microdermal, it would hard (if not impossible) to find a flat place for that foot to rest. If the foot isn’t sitting on a flat surface, the jewelry will likely sit funny, resulting in a piercing more likely to migrate/reject…not to mention simply looking funny.
I also think that getting two microdermals to line up so that the piercings looked straight would be harder than getting a standard bridge piercing straight…which can be pretty tricky as it is.
+12 / 12 votes
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Posted by Derek Lowe | Permalink | 1 Comment
