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I hope someone sees the humor in this =)
Magnet Implant by Ragnar
At the end of last month, I was in Germany for a few days hanging out with some friends and I was hoping that something Body Mod related would come to fruition so that I could come back and share an awesome story with you all. Unfortunately my quest for getting tattooed while in Berlin failed (couldn't find a good artist that was available), I had just missed a bunch of my tattoo buddies there, and I drank my fare share of Jager.... so, I don't really have a story for you. Sorry!
Thankfully, when I got back, my friend Ragnar (who's lives in Germany =), sent me a bunch of photos of a magnet implant procedure that he had recently done. They were great high-res shots, and I really wanted to share them with you. I wrote him back and asked for a brief description about the procedure and he happily replied with the following:
"I got mine in 2007 and i waited for one year to have the experience on my own (especially for negative side effects). There were absolutely none and so i decided to offer that procedures for my clients to. Mine was done by Steve Haworth right after the first BMX-Net Meeting in Germany when he gave my shop a visit. The Magnet itself gives you another sense because you can actually feel magnetic fields in your area. For example typing on a laptop (especially Macs) gives you sometimes nice tickles, cause the magnet rotates in the pocket you create in the procedure.
I always use the ringfinger of the hand, because this fingertip is the most sensitive one on the human hand and because of that the sensation is increased. Another reason for choosing this finger is some sort of safety: When you grab something on this finger is the least pressure so it avoids discomfort. ;-)
There are some rumors about them: NO they don´t kill credit cards! And yes the freak out some metal detectors! And that´s sooo funny because nobody search on you at your fingers so it drives them crazy...nice when you have time till your flight goes. If you a in a hurry you better tell them. ;-)
The Magnet itself is coated with silicon and for that you can implant them.
Of course there are all the party gags as well (lifting up beer bottle caps etc...)
The procedure itself is pretty much the same thing you do when you do normal subdermal implant work only way way smaller... ;-)
I remove the suture after 6-8 days and advise the clients not to play with them for the next two weeks and then start very very slowly with the experiences. If they rush it, they will regret it soon, because 1 day after excessive play it hurts like hell..."
I have a gallery of all the photos below. Please keep in mind that these are NOT instructional how-to's.
Thank you Ragnar for the great photos and the story to accompany them!
And, if any of you have a great experiences with some nice photos, please let me know so that I can get them out there to share with everyone else!
Thanks =)
.: Adam
Thankfully, when I got back, my friend Ragnar (who's lives in Germany =), sent me a bunch of photos of a magnet implant procedure that he had recently done. They were great high-res shots, and I really wanted to share them with you. I wrote him back and asked for a brief description about the procedure and he happily replied with the following:
"I got mine in 2007 and i waited for one year to have the experience on my own (especially for negative side effects). There were absolutely none and so i decided to offer that procedures for my clients to. Mine was done by Steve Haworth right after the first BMX-Net Meeting in Germany when he gave my shop a visit. The Magnet itself gives you another sense because you can actually feel magnetic fields in your area. For example typing on a laptop (especially Macs) gives you sometimes nice tickles, cause the magnet rotates in the pocket you create in the procedure.
I always use the ringfinger of the hand, because this fingertip is the most sensitive one on the human hand and because of that the sensation is increased. Another reason for choosing this finger is some sort of safety: When you grab something on this finger is the least pressure so it avoids discomfort. ;-)
There are some rumors about them: NO they don´t kill credit cards! And yes the freak out some metal detectors! And that´s sooo funny because nobody search on you at your fingers so it drives them crazy...nice when you have time till your flight goes. If you a in a hurry you better tell them. ;-)
The Magnet itself is coated with silicon and for that you can implant them.
Of course there are all the party gags as well (lifting up beer bottle caps etc...)
The procedure itself is pretty much the same thing you do when you do normal subdermal implant work only way way smaller... ;-)
I remove the suture after 6-8 days and advise the clients not to play with them for the next two weeks and then start very very slowly with the experiences. If they rush it, they will regret it soon, because 1 day after excessive play it hurts like hell..."
I have a gallery of all the photos below. Please keep in mind that these are NOT instructional how-to's.
Thank you Ragnar for the great photos and the story to accompany them!
And, if any of you have a great experiences with some nice photos, please let me know so that I can get them out there to share with everyone else!
Thanks =)
.: Adam
Photos
Anything is possible to me, now. Haha. <3
I assume they can be removed easily later on in life, yees?
That was so quick! You rule!!!
Hailz to you!
It is important to know, that if you have that kind of Modification a magnetic resonance imaging or a magnetic resonance tomography is not possible without covering the magnet itself. Normally a lead glove or a lead coat will do (you know that from X-Rays). Then everything is fine. Otherwise it kills the device and leaves you with a deep puncture wound.
Of course...obvious when you think about it, but most people don´t think!
:-)
Hailz!
ARS