A whole new meaning for the term "had her lips done"...

I used to run with a crowd of Goth types, many of whom were heavily into the art of “body modification”.  Personally, I never understood the appeal and actually found much of it to be quite gruesome.  But in light of my own C-cup sized argument with mother nature, I’m not generally in a position to judge.

There was this one, though…

A friend of mine was unhappy with the appearance of her southern bits and consulted with a plastic surgeon about getting a labia reduction.  The quote she was given for the procedure was in the ballpark of $2,600.  The exorbitant cost of the procedure delayed her plans but being the resourceful and determined sort, she eventually found a more economical way to accomplish the esthetic difference she was looking for…at a tattoo parlour…for $300.

Now, I may be naïve but this seems like the kind of thing one would be best to leave to medically trained professionals in a safe and sanitized environment.  It’s not something that should get relegated to the bargain basement.

Since we lost contact with each other shortly afterward, I have no idea how it turned out.  Maybe she was just fine, and supremely happy with her new bits.

Who knows?

So, what brings on this less than orthodox little trip down memory lane in the festering black hole of my past life, you may ask?

Well apparently my friend is not alone.

All I can say is, yikes!

Comments

[the man in the fedora]

How could one even get up the courage to ask your average tattoo "artist" to perform such a procedure? Would you bring in pictures of playmates and pornstars (or your average democratic congressman)and say make mine look like this? So weird.

[pete in Midland]

Uhmmm ... uh .... ok. I get how other "modifications" are proudly trotted out -- nose jewelry, lip jewelry, and all sorts of other really friggin' nausea-inspiring crud .... but how do you go about proudly displaying THAT?

Unless you're just planning on becoming an integral part of the 'net pron scene, I guess.

ugh.

[Wonder Woman]

you think that's freaky, pete? Her boyfriend had one of these done...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subincision

And wasn't shy about showing it off to anyone who asked.

Know what a split sausage looks like?

[Texas Canuck]

I've heard of plastic surgery for a hair-lip but this is ridiculous.

Seriously though, just what training does a tattoo artist take to lop off labia? Popping holes in folds of skin to stick in bits of metal is one thing but surgery??? Is that legal?

[Proof]

TMI, dear. TMI.

[missred]

and who is looking this close?