Body Implants
Although tattoos and piercing are the most popular forms of body
art, some more extreme forms are also practiced all over the world
such as Nullification, Surgical mods, Neck ring- Multiple, Neck
rings or spiral are worn to stretch the neck (in reality lowering of
the shoulders), Scrotal implants and more. These procedures are more
risky and require a skilled practitioner, by doctors or other
medical professionals, while others are performed by body
modification artists to ensure your safety. Implants and beading
involve placing an object or objects under the skin to mold or shape
the skin outwardly for a particular appearance.
Clavicle or collarbone piercing
Clavicle is a difficult and rare body piercing. It means that it is
difficult to insert the needle in the skin which is neither convex
nor concave. Hence, this process involves traversing along the skin
flat instead of completely passing through the body portion from one
end to other. Clavicle piercing must be done by a professional.
Below lines give information on some important aspects of collarbone
piercing which you would like to know.
Collarbone Piercing Aftercare:
It is extremely painful. This is the deepest surface piercing. You
must strictly follow the aftercare tips for clavicle piercing. In
the initial days, you must not touch the piercing. You must clean
the piercing area with saline solution. This fastens the healing
time. Generally, it takes 6 or more weeks to heal totally.
Deep chest piercing
A deep chest piercing is a long piercing that passes under the skin
of the chest and may be several inches long. In the initial days,
you must not touch the piercing. You must clean the piercing area
with saline solution. This fastens the healing time.
Eyeball implant
An eyeball implant, or extra ocular implant is a cosmetic implant
involving a tiny piece of decorative jewelry which is implanted
within the superficial, interpalpebral conjunctiva of the human eye.
Such implants are illegal in the United States, and are currently
available only in the Netherlands.
Flesh stapling, flesh plating and pocketing
A flesh staple is a type of piercing jewelers or implant in which
the middle, rather than the end of the jeweler is exposed when worn.
The jewelers resembles a staple, the ends of which pierce the skin
and hold the item in place. A flesh plate works on the same
principle, but has a different shape, resembling a flat plate rather
than a staple. Flesh pocketing achieves a similar effect to flesh
stapling and plating, but with a lower rate of success. Generally,
the aftercare period is almost the same like the piercing I've
mentioned before. It's very important to keep the pierced area clean
and to use
saline solution. For more info read this article.
Genital beading and genital ribs
Genital beading (also known as yakuza beads, love beads or pearling)
is a process in which beads or other small objects are implanted
beneath the shaft skin of the penis, or into the labia. Genital ribs
are short, slightly curved rods of various materials such as
stainless steel, titanium, Teflon, or silicone placed under the
shaft skin of the penis.
Healing and Aftercare
Once in place, the implants are, essentially, permanent, although
they can be surgically removed. Assuming the bead is of a
high-quality material and was placed with proper attention to
anatomy and sterility concerns, healing beading should be relatively
uneventful and trouble-free. Other than regular washing, no
aftercare should be required (if sutures were used, they can be
taken out at home about a week later using cuticle scissors and
tweezers).
In the rare case that beadings become infected, a doctor will
probably prescribe antibiotics. Because there is no real way for
these modifications to drain, in the case of infection, you may be
required to have the implants removed. In very rare cases (usually
due to poor placement, but not always), rejection can happen, where
the implant first blisters or bruises and then rejects up through
the skin like a splinter and falls out. Migration, where the beads
shift around under the skin and change their layout, is quite
common. It can be minimized by giving the beads time to heal (as the
skin layers reattach, they should bind the beads in place), but even
that can't guarantee it, so do be prepared for beads not to look
'perfect.
Horn implants
In this modification, small pieces of Teflon or silicone are
inserted beneath the skin of the forehead, giving the appearance of
small horns. These can be gradually replaced with larger and larger
pieces as the skin stretches, creating larger horns. The first set
of horn implants were done by Steve Haworth on The Enigma. Steve
Haworth invented this type of modification. He currently uses
silicone for his horn implants.
Healing and Aftercare
Implants are generally rather trouble-free healing, since they are
sealed totally inside your body. Assuming that you have no reaction
to the bead material, and the implant is properly placed, the best
thing you can do to help it heal (and this goes for any
modification) is to be in good health and have a strong immune
system. This means be rested, eat well, and don't smoke.
In rare cases (usually with either poor initial placement, overly
large implants, or implants with vertical points) implants may
reject up through the skin. This is very unusual, but when it
happens it is almost always irreversible and results in the loss of
the implant, as well as sometime significant scarring, both
internally and externally.
Magnetic implants
An experimental process in which small magnets are placed under the
skin, allowing objects to be magnetically attached to the body. Some
designs are for the purpose of sensory experimentation, in which the
movement of the implant in the presence of magnetic fields can be
felt by the individual. Such implants can, in this way, be employed
to convert non-human sensory information, such as sonar/distance,
into touch.
Scrotal implant
A scrotal implant is an implant placed into the scrotum. The
implants may be designed for this purpose (for example, Neuticles),
or be of any implant-grade material.
Subdermal implant
A subdermal implant, also known as a 3D implant or a 3D-Art Implant,
is an object inserted under the skin to create a decorative
appearance. Steve Haworth is generally agreed to have created and
popularized such implants.
Surface piercing
A surface piercing is a piercing that travels beneath the surface of
the skin (on the arm, for example) rather than through a protruding
portion of the anatomy such as the earlobe. Surface piercing can be
placed on nearly any area of the body, provided they are not subject
to too much movement or the risk of impact damage or infection from
contact with contaminants such as dirt. A surface piercing should be
done with high grade titanium in a staple shaped bar. Curved
barbells or straight barbells put too much pressure on the entry
holes for them to be suitable. one a surface piercing bar is in it
is recommended that you do not attempt to remove or change the
staple shaped bar yourself & a highly trained & experienced piercer
should do it. The balls however are all right to be changed.
Transdermal implant
A transdermal implant (or percutaneous implant), also known as a
micro dermal implant or surface anchor, is an implant incorporating
a flat plate that sits beneath the skin with an externally visible
portion incorporating a bead, spike or other item that appears to
float on the surface of the skin. Such implants have a very high
rate of successful healing, though migration and rejection is still
always a possibility that should be considered.
Potential risks:
Nerve and Muscle Pressure, Infections, Allergies, Shifting,
Migration, Implant Rejection, HIV, Aids, Tuberculosis and more.