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Bonjour docteur,je suis française du Sud de la France,pourriez vous me dire si vous pensez comme moi? Si ces personnes sont emprunts a des troubles psychologiques de tout genre et qu'ils essaient de soigner de cette façon si barbare ? Merci 😘 d'avance docteur pour votre réponse ❤
Scleral tattooing for the tattoo community is like the bbl for the Instagram influencer community. Getting more and more popular, without explaining the risks.
I’ve been asked to do it and outright refuse. I haven’t seen it become more popular but it’s definitely a holy grail for some. I worked in an optometrists for a few years so I’m definitely not touching anyone’s eyes
@@gracehowell. some people can't wear the contacts & for other people who want that look all the time it works out cheaper in the long run. I personally love the look & would love to get it done but it's the only tattoo that freaks me out as I have a fear of eyes
@@ghidorahs1fan209 I personally wouldn't get contacts either, but if someone's willing to get a needle in the eye, I figure they're probably okay with the discomfort of contact lenses. Still, as you say, cheaper in the long run. Not if they lose their sight, though.
Those are "tunnel" gauges, he can put in "plug" gauges and his cheek with be closed. I have guages in my ears, all be it, mine are only a size 4(about 5-6mm).
Dr. Youn: "People in the body modification community are actually quite friendly!" Also Dr.Youn: "Yeah, the Lizard Man actually challenged me to a street fight on twitter...."
Oh you don’t know your own strength Dr. Youn. You could just fight dirty and go for the piercings! That’s why girls take their earrings off! 😂 But he sure didn’t sound “quite friendly”!
As a Dental Hygienist, piercing your tongue,lip,or chin is AWFUL for your teeth. And the damage may not show up for a while. Physiologically your body is meant to work in a certain way. If something is added or removed,it may not work the way nature meant it to work!
As someone with a tongue piercing for about 7 years now, does swapping out metal jewellery for plastic do anything to mitigate the damage? Personally I’ve bitten down on my piercing by accident a few times and since I have an acrylic bar, the piercing will just break and there’s no outward damage to my teeth at all, but I imagine with a metal bar, an incident like that would be a lot more likely to break your tooth
@@hannah.kate.IT DEFINITELY DOES MATTER. As soon as I could, I changed both mine to plastic and I've never had an issue over 20 years later. The only problem is when you bite down on one of the plastic balls, it can break. I have swallowed many pieces of plastic, but I have never broken or cracked or even damaged any of my teeth...
@@RebeccaHetrick I definitely thought so, considering how many acrylic piercings I’ve gone through - if I had exclusively metal, my teeth would probably be cracked to shit, but plastic bars are less expensive than dental work 😂
I'm not into body modification at all, I only have my ears pierced and it was done to me as a baby. I prefer to express my personality through non-permanent things like nail polish, dresses and fancy hats. But as long as people do not hurt other people, I do not care what they do to their own body and how they live their lives. My daughter asked to have her ears pierced for her 7th birthday. Waited 3 months of her asking at least once a week, to make sure she was serious about it, and I took her to a piercing and tattoo shop to do it. It's been 2 years and she has no regrets.
That's why I'm really not a fan of piercing a baby's ears, it's not their choice. I'm reminded of the scene from friends where Rachel's sister pierces her daughters ears without her permission.
I think you have a wonderful approach towards your daughter, to first check if she is serious about it. And if she ever regrets it, you can just take them out, no harm done!
@@Ya_boi_jasper yea you have to take them out before they finish healing to make them close up and then get them repierced after they are completely healed. You would have had to notice they were crooked pretty quickly though and I recomend a tattoo shop so they use a hollow needle so it takes out that little bit of skin instead of pushing it aside, can make it infected easier
I’m a female wrestler and I completely agree with the cartilage piercing statement. Just last week we were messing with some moves and the top and middle side of my left ear got crushed into my headgear. It was agonizing. It’s still bothering me. I have to keep a bandaid on it to keep my ear in place or else when I move it hurts.
To prevent cauliflower ear use ice packs for two 15 minute intervals every day after an injury. If you do start to develop swelling it is important to get it treated and drained quickly because the fluid will harden after 7-10 days and become permenant. Use the appropriate headgear with good padding. Padding makes all the difference.
Stretched ears are actually not called gauges 😅 it's a common missunderstanding because a lot of people falsely call them gauges but that's actually the measurement of the piercing jewellery, not the piercings themselves. Usually people refer to them simply as stretched earlobes, sometimes plugs or tunnels but that's also the name of the jewellery, not the name of the bodymod itself.
Like how tissues are called kleenex’s when Kleenex is just a brand, not a type of tissue. Regardless it’s used interchangeably no matter how ‘right’ it is. It’s the beauty of human language.
I used to be super judgey about plastic surgery until I became fascinated with bodymod culture. It was easy to separate piercings from plastic surgery but after I got a couple tattoos I realized I shouldn't be judging people for changing their body to feel more comfortable in it. Doesn't matter if I understand it or not.
@@user-dv9xx3yy8v the guy just doesn't understand that most of the body mods listed on this video come with some serious health risks. Tattoos have risks too just not as extreme.
It’s body dysmorphia and when it endangers the patient or requires Otherwise healthy body tissue or organs to be amputated or compromised merely for arteries, that should be addressed by a psychologist, not a surgeon. Limited piercings, (not in cartilage) can at least be removed. Amputations are a one way street.
Like any other procedure, body modifications should come with a risk/ benefit analysis. The problem is that the industry (especially for mods beyond simple tattoos & piercings) isn't really regulated appropriately in most countries. It can be hard for the consumer to know if the practitioner is safe and knowledgeable.
As a modded person who's done a lot of research myself, I have to say that while yes, you can tear a stretched ear, as well as get a blow out, if you do it slow and steady, you minimise the risk. It's in no way something that is guaranteed to happen. My own stretched lobes still got pretty thick tissue all around, and thank god no blow outs either. I understand your perspective is coming from someone who mainly come in contact with people that have problems with their lobes. But, as I said, you can stretch them without doing damage.
agreed! mine are 1.5 inch and Ive had them for about 17 years. It took me years to stretch them - I used weights instead of tapered stretchers, which seemed to be less damaging. My lobes are actually pretty nice and thick.
I stretched my lobes many times and they always go back to normal because I’m a wild sleeper and I wake up with my tunnels on my pillow lol. Never had a single issue and my loves always go back to their normal size. Like you said, go slowly. Time and patience is key.
massaging the lobes with lotions or oils really helps too. Its like pregnant people putting special lotions on their abdominal skin to avoid stretch marks.
Most won't see body modification to this extreme in real life, but one type of body modification many have nowadays (including me) is tattoos - and it's not rare anymore to see someone with tattoos on big portion/most of their body. Sadly, there is still this perception that these people are scary/evil/thugs and so on... yet, from my experience, they are usually the nicest people. I personally never met a person with big amounts of tattoos that was dangerous, while on the other hand - I came across so many dangerous people who have no tattoos. There are always exceptions of course, and I know where this fear comes from... but times have changed. Therefore, the way people look at it should change as well. Tattoos does not equal danger.
The average soccer mom has tattoos nowadays, at least here in the US. I don't think anyone even notices them anymore. I don't know about people with tats being nice. I think people are good and bad, tattooed or not.
From my experience as someone heavily tattooed a lot of people go into it Wanting that negative attention and it definitely keeps it going. They want to be intimidating they want to scare elderly ppl and most importantly they want cry out discrimination when they get exactly what they wanted. Now for the ret who truly love art and truly Need to transform and express ourselves through transforming our bodies, that's different ❤️💐 just like body builders and avid work out routines. It's all about living in the body you love
Some of the nicest people I've met have visible tats. And some of the most unpleasant people I've met don't have any visible tats, and probably no hidden ones, either.
@@rexrad9735 I'm talking more about people with a big portion of their body tattooed/with very big visible tattoos that makes people think you are covered with them. If it doesn't cover a lot of skin, almost nobody cares anymore. Also, I find it different with girls. Usually when people with this outdated perceptions on tattoos see a heavily tattooed girl, they won't think "oh, she's dangerous", but something more along the lines of "she ruined her body and made herself ugly/less feminine" and shit like that.
@@operationlivefree4536 well, yea, because you having tattoos doesn't make you nice just like it doesn't make you dangerous. It's just ink. I never met someone who does it to scare people or look intimidating, but of course there are people like this. Stupidity won't go away with the ink, and it takes a really stupid person to get tattoos for this reason. And still, I never met people like this personally even though I know many heavily tattooed people. I think that stands for something.
I have quite many piercings in my hears and several in the cartilage. It really takes a loooong time to heal them, because of poor blood supply, as dr. Youn said. They require constant care for a long time and at the same time they must be left alone completely. To fully heal it takes between 8 months to a years. They hurt quite a bit to do them, and particularly in the first month. If you pierce the cartilage you must be patient and have a healthy cleaning routine regularly. If you can't follow it, then don't do them. There are many piercings horror stories around the cartilages, they are no joke :)
@@EmmaJohnsonShenanigans well, that's ok, you don't have to :) But if you go to a professional studio, follow your piercer guide and leave it alone and clean, you should be fine. Unless you're allergic to certain metaIs, you can also use Bioplast, if that's the case. It's not difficult, it just takes time and regular care to let them heal well :)
I can totally confirm this. My helix was the worst in terms of pain and healing process. It took exactly the time you said, 8 full months to heal and in the meanwhile it was so painful, especially during the night when you put your head on the pillow and the piercing hits it. The guy who made it to me did a great job, but he really didn't mention how long would it take for it to heal, so I worried for a long while it would never heal. Now that it's all good I can't even feel it and I'm so happy to have it!
felt, i could finally replace my helix after a year of having the starter jewelry, and i had to retire my industrial recently because it wouldn’t heal at all🥲
@@irie1534a year?? dear lord I'm a maniac then mine have been changed several times and they don't hurt much anymore and it hasn't even been a year...maybe 6 months? the first time I changed them I had to, they were only a month old and I needed an MRI so obviously metal wouldn't do, but no way I'm just letting them close so my piercer put plastic ones in just temporarily, and like a week later I had the original ones back in. since then I've changed them like twice just for funsies and I haven't had any pain or issues healing 🤷♀️
I was a wild teenager. I had 6 earrings in each ear, stretched lobes (made it to 0 then had a blowout), barbell piercing on the top of one ear, eyebrow, nostril and septum piercing, shark bites (two piercings on each side of the lower lip), vertical labret (piercing in the middle of the lower lip that only goes through the top and out the bottom without going straight through the lip like normal lip piercings), navel, and finger. I didn't have all of them at the same time, but I did have several at once. I was wild and stupid. Only two of my piercings were done professionally. My nostril and finger. The rest I did myself. I was very lucky I didn't hit anything or get an infection. My blowout took a couple months to heal and I had to throw out my pillowcase. Now, I only have my lobes pierced with normal earrings. The only piercings you can tell I've had are the vertical labret from the dent under the lip which you can't see until I pull my lip back, and the other 5 holes in each ear. I just discovered recently those other 5 holes never actually healed. I thought they were dents. I keep having to clean them by getting tweezers and pulling stuff out. Well, I got curious and stuck an earring in them. Earring went straight through each one. Since I'm tired of cleaning them and now know they're still open, I want to see a dermatologist or someone and see if I can get them permanently closed. Don't be stupid like me.
Ur FINGER?!? How on earth does that get pierced? Is it like those embedded diamonds people were claiming millennials were getting instead of rings for a while? Everything else I’ve either heard of or heard of a version of, I’m just dumbfounded with the finger
@@baileyellison642 It was a barbell. Guy pinched the skin up, pierced the needle through, then a straight bar. Why he didn't use a curved bar idk. And the bar was too short too. But think of one silver ball on each side at the top of the finger. You can definitely find pictures of other people who've done it on Google. I did look at those ones that were one gem at the top of the finger. What was it called now? Where they made a pocket under the skin and put the anchor in. While I did liked them, I didn't want to be hitting it all the time and get it infected or whatnot so I went with the bar. Only lasted a week though because of the too short straight bar, and because it was on the finger.
@@ellerj641 oh wow. That honestly just seems like a dumb idea based on the placement alone. I didn’t realize the gem on top of the finger was so invasive though! But I thought the same thing with knocking it when I saw an article about it being the “new wedding ring”. That sucks that urs only lasted a week though. Thanks for answering btw!
My fear with those is the same with over-use of plastic surgeries/tattoos: at what point can you not have enough? At what point will you compromise your health because you need more?
I think it's a little off to compare tattoos to plastic surgery. Tattoo culture is considered (and it is) a highly skilled form of art, with a huge variety of meanings and spiritual concepts. Body modification can be extreme, sure, but I think there is a distinction between a tattoo that represent an important aspect of someone's life (just to make an example) or getting boobs that are bigger than you car's tires just to fulfill some weird stereotype of appearance. Both sides can be over-used, as you said, but if you get tattoos from professionals you're not really putting your health in jeopardy. But a BBL can be fatal, even in the hands of the best surgeons.
@@alessandrocernuzzi You mean like a necessary comestic surgery that helps someone's depression over their 'freak looks' compader to tatooing yourself on the inside of your gums? You mean like eye tattooing is insane health risk and shouldn't be done ever? And like you can get a back-alley doctor who will do the exact mistakes we see in botched, but you'll be fine with certified professional? Likke you purposfuly compare extreme to benign in favor of tattoos?
@@spiderlily723 wow you're seriously getting angry about what strangers do with their lives. It looks like you don't know how to read, I surely not going to waist my time explaining the obvious to you.
@@spiderlily723 that’s one way of looking at it. Of course most of us who have multiple body mods aren’t stupid enough to go to some back alley artist. There are plenty of ways to know who you’re potentially going to have doing a tattoo or piercing for you. You can look at their work, read reviews online, word of mouth…etc. And yes, there is somewhat of a mental health factor involved. For me getting a tattoo representing someone who is or was part of my life has helped with my mental health. Same as my Supernatural themed tattoos. Just because you don’t understand why people get so many there’s no reason to bash hide who do. And that’s exactly how your comments are coming off.
@@mcrchickenluvr ...please point me what part of my FEAR OF OVER-USE is bashing the entire industry? I'd love to know what hoops you went trough to get there. My other response was purposfuly mocking the biased jerk, in case you didn't notice that either.
I always wonder about body mods covering up early signs of disease. The sclera tattooing might cover the yellowing of an eye so liver problems might be missed for some time. Any thoughts on this?
@@BlinkOnWheels you’re kidding, right? Prosthetic eyes shouldn’t be compared against the body modifications in the video. If you’re using them it’s to replace something that was lost because of factors outside your control.
@@g5naim what? They are both things that could cover symptoms of liver failure. No one is saying they are the same thing. But they could both cause difficulties in diagnosis of the same illness.
The last lady in your video, was once an attorney in I think Mexico. I don't know if she still practices or not but can you imagine her walking in to a court room like that? However, I know she fought against abuse.
It's definitely interesting to see how body modifications are viewed today even versus just 10 or 20 years ago. I always thought having two studs in each nostril, a septum ring, cyber bites (philtrum and labret), and a 2g tongue ring made me a bit fringe but I admit I feel practically mundane these days!! Lol.
I agree with you, I had my septum pierced 20 years ago and ppl would double take and think I was strange , together with other more normal piercings, but in the last few years every Tom dick and harry got their septum pierced, and it’s so normal nowadays
Yeah you're still not getting considered for a lot of jobs at first glance even though it is more common nowadays for someone to have lots of metal stuck into their face/tattoos.
1:49 I love how he explains a basic version of what gauges are and how it's done... but then he talks to the camera "you can see them around the neighborhood", I love this dr.
I really appreciate they way you've handled this topic, body modification can be a true art, but going too far can be extremely harmful. I wish more modified folks would be smarter, safer, and more educated about what they are doing.
A lot of modded people, especially the ones that get extreme mods like some shown, are very knowledgeable about the potential risks and will do extensive research on help them heal properly, things to look out for, the best of the best in terms of who will do the mod for them, etc. Yes some are irresponsible and get something done without any second thought to it and put themselves at risk, but in my experience and the people I've come across (I'm actively in extreme bod mods groups like this online and have had a fascination with them for a long time) are very well informed and know they're doing
i never read dr. youn’s article that the lizard man threatened to fight him over, but it doesnt sound like he had bad intentions. as someone who loves body mods and wants to do more “extreme ones” (stretching my ears & septum and getting tattooed on most of my body) i never got a body mod without thinking about the consequences it could have on my health first. i.e. knowing stretching my septum can leave a permanent hole, or that cartilage piercings are difficult to heal. body mods are fun but most if not all shouldnt be done on a whim
I'm obviously not Dr. Youn and different people have different reactions to piercings. Loss of sensation and jewelry migration are two possible side effects. Be sure to go to an experienced professional piercer if you decide to get them. For jewelry, barbells may be more comfortable than rings.
Risk? You can't be defibrillated, in times you need be defibrillated by a defibrillator to extend your life, might end your life and can literally fry your nipple.
you're really nice, clear, and non judgmental. I think it is all great. My wife doesnt like "sleeves" because it is harder to find a vein for an injection or IV
Remember to ALWAYS get piercings made by a REAL piercer! Piercing guns are impossible to clean, so you're sharing bacteria with everyone before you. It's also a lot harder on your skin, because it's done with a blunt end instead of a real needle. I had great results with acupuncture against "thought swarm" (I have no idea what it's called in English) combined with therapy. My dear ex-boyfriend/best friend currently has 40 piercings, and a couple of years ago he had his tongue split. I was furious for about a month, because I thought it was insane, but it actually turned out to be not nearly as extreme as I first thought. But a lot of children love to look at him, and it's wonderful to see their excitement.
Regarding the cheeks: There's not only tunnel as jewelry for stretched earlobes etc, but also plugs. So it's like a solid piece of silicone instead of just a ring. I'd imagine he'd put plugs in his cheeks in his daily life and the tunnels for this kind of performance :)
Iam a black young girl and I love you so so so so so much ,you are so awesome and cool . Thanks for liking us black folks and people of all races . God bless you and your family
I don't know why they are counted separately but I think plastic surgery ought to be included in the body modification category. Big respect to Dr Youn for telling people not to "other" heavily modified people.
Erik (The Lizard man) is one of my favorite people I've met! I did a shot with him on my 21st birthday and he's an absolute angel. I sent this to him 😂
The person with the holes in his cheeks- he uses plugs to fill in or "close" the holes when he wants to eat or drink, or simply doesn't want the inside of his mouth constantly exposed. He actually probably wears those plugs more than the plugs he wears to keep the holes open. If he didn't, his mouth would dry out.
As someone who is a dental genetic nightmare and can't even look at soda without developing a cavity, the dude with holes in his checks both frightens me and fascinates me
Before I had my cervical spine surgery, I used acupuncture for pain relief. I didn’t want heavy pharmaceuticals and it was the only thing that worked. I went 2x a week for six weeks before my surgery.
Oh and as someone who loves my cartilage piercings, I will admit they all still cause me grief, even the helix piercing I’ve had since I was 16. My tragus piercings are currently driving me nuts and I’ve had them for 2 years! But I’m incredibly stubborn- they ain’t coming out!
I think it’s so cool that your channels symbol is a butterfly cause they represent rebirth and transformation kinda like what you do for people your job being a cosmetic surgeon
Elaine Davidson lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, and often you can find her on the Royal Mile. I bumped into her & we had a 2 hour conversation in the rain - such an insightful person with a pure heart & just insanely beautiful inside and out.
When I first got braces put on it caused my saliva glands to overreact. It was odd. Lol! The ear lobes being used for earplugs is a ‘green’ way to be! Less pollution.
My favourite question is how people with cheek gauges eat and drink, and it's really quite simple actually! There are solid plugs that people put in just like with ear gauges!! They don't always have the open hoops in :)
6:22 my theory is that the points is where the nerves cluster the most. I theorize that because Acupuncture is used as an anastatic, General and Local, for people Allergic to anesthesia.
I think it's really important to mention that the earlobe skin can actually thicken if you stretch properly! Human body is truly amazing at healing itself and it can build up enough skin if stretched slowly that the lobe remains thick even at large sizes. Unfortunately, many people are very impatient and want results right away, that's why you see thin lobes so often. But people have been stretching different piercings for centuries in different tribal communities, it's definitely possible to be done safely. I agree that we (modded people) are typically really nice! We might look scary sometimes, but most of us are kind people. We're often very accepting, probably because we aren't very accepted by the society, so we try to be good to others.
You should check out someone called the black alien project he’s had some of his fingers removed by body modifiers. I’m a body piercer and body modification enthusiast and that even goes too far for me.
My cousin had a huge number of facial piercings and had to remove them because something in the metal began to eat away at his nose. He almost lost his nose and wound up going through major reconstructive surgery because of it.
I have nieces & nephews with lots of tattoos & body mods. My nephew Jaxx just had his tongue split. I couldn't do it, but he's the sweetest person EVER & its his body. He's often judged.
I have the same question: would these body modifications affect them adversely in their old ages when their bodies begin to get weaker, wrinklier and saggier? 🫣🤔
@@sunyanik3577most certainly. Mutilating/modifying your skin etc is risky at the best of times. Deliberately sticking metal into places never meant to have things inserted, stretching your ear lobes making holes in your cheeks etc. Just look daft 😂
My exp with most people who get body mods are is they have had trama like most. But they deal with it in a different way. Alot of them are just very nice and normal humble people who are like anyone else.
Just wondering Dr. Youn, have you any thoughts on the gentleman known as the Black Alien Project? He has had most of his body modified and I have read that he is considering limb amputations to take his modifications to the next level. Also, do reputable surgeons/plastic surgeons perform these modifications or are they done by non professionals? I just discovered your channel and I am quite fascinated by your subjects. I am also most impressed at your kindness and compassion when you talk about the people profiled in your videos. Thank you so much for your insight.
Dr Youn, I really believe we should never judge each other no matter what our appearance or anything els really… and I thought it was very sweet of you to mention this in your video too! Wow 😮 some heavily modified people we sore there Doc… but I have to say that I thought the woman who put the fork thing through her tongue 👅 really was beautiful in a way… Love Tia xxx
The lizard man is one of the most amazing people you could ever possibly meet. He is kind, generous, and extremely charitable. Definitely one of the top 10 people I have ever met in my entire life.
When I was 18 I made the foolhardy decision to pierce the cartilege on both ears on the same day (conch piercing on one side, rook and tragus on the other). Let me tell you, the healing process was no walk in the park, particularly for my conch, which got infected two times over the year it took them all to heal. I was meticulous with cleaning, but sometimes that doesn't matter. I still love the piercings nearly 10 years later, no regrets.
as someone who car cartilage(i hope thats how u spell that) piercings, what doc said is correct, them healing isnt pretty. however if u disinfect it often and have your healing piercing for like 3 months u shouldnt have problems with it. i have had his piercing for like 3 years now and i still disinfect it regulary as everyone does with body piercings. just make sure hat u get it done with NEEDLE and not a gun like i did.
2:15 Thick stretched lobes are the result of actively working to get them to thicken, which is done by (over the course of years) stretching them up, then letting them shrink down a bit.
The stretched earlobes are thick or thin depending on how fast the person stretched them. To keep the earlobe thick, you need to go slowly and it helps to go down a size for a while and then back up to allow new tissue to form.
that’s how i did it and it took me like 3 years to get to 30 mm. Massaging them with oil/lotion really helps too. another thing people dont realize is that if you stretch properly, the skin shrinks back a lot if you use smaller jewerly. Mine shrunk back to about 16mm and some friends went from 10-12mm to pretty much a regular piercing.
@@countesscrows that’s the best way to do it. I’m only at 1/2 inch which I believe would be about 12mm. I stretched using tapers slowly getting bigger. I started in my 20’s and I’m 44 now. My goal would be double what I am now but I’m so lazy about it!
Thank for only putting the video at the small screen. Some of them are too graphic for me. I hope everyone who did these modifications are truly happy. I have piercings but 10 is enough for me thanks
To me, body modification has little difference from many other accepted forms of artistry. You're just sculpting yourself, rather than clay, marble, or paint.
Enjoyed the video and the explanation of things..BTW, tongue piercings don't hurt IF you get then done by the right person. Always check certifications and cleanliness of the shops you visit for any piercings or tattoos.
I don't think Dr. Youn wants to meet The Lizard Man in a dark alley 😉 Thank you for always bringing such a positive attitude to your videos. I watch everything you post 🥸
I would expect that as the type of doctor that fixes body modifications gone wrong, you would find these videos hard to watch, because you would be worrying about the safety of these people.
I have multiple ear cartilage piercings. Some did take an awful long time to heel, and I have had one rejection (daith, which was my absolute favourite 😭) but I absolutely love my piercings and so glad I have them. They're addictive!
I have 2 tongue rings. I'm 48, got the first at age 20, second at age 22. I never had excessive drooling or nerve damage. I've had them so long that if I take them out my tongue feels weird lol
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I'm hearing from no op teannys that the surgery is a piecing and will close back up if it's not kept open.
Bonjour docteur,je suis française du Sud de la France,pourriez vous me dire si vous pensez comme moi? Si ces personnes sont emprunts a des troubles psychologiques de tout genre et qu'ils essaient de soigner de cette façon si barbare ? Merci 😘 d'avance docteur pour votre réponse ❤
Scleral tattooing for the tattoo community is like the bbl for the Instagram influencer community. Getting more and more popular, without explaining the risks.
I just don't understand why they can't get fancy contacts.
@@gracehowell. Exactly
I’ve been asked to do it and outright refuse. I haven’t seen it become more popular but it’s definitely a holy grail for some. I worked in an optometrists for a few years so I’m definitely not touching anyone’s eyes
@@gracehowell. some people can't wear the contacts & for other people who want that look all the time it works out cheaper in the long run. I personally love the look & would love to get it done but it's the only tattoo that freaks me out as I have a fear of eyes
@@ghidorahs1fan209 I personally wouldn't get contacts either, but if someone's willing to get a needle in the eye, I figure they're probably okay with the discomfort of contact lenses. Still, as you say, cheaper in the long run. Not if they lose their sight, though.
The guy with holes in his cheeks, he has said somewhere before that he has solid plugs he puts in to eat and drink.
Thanks! I was stuck wondering, i was abt to go digging through yt lmfao
Thanks for the info!
Transparent ones would be cool
Imagine how much he drools while sleeping
Thank you, I was wondering how he managed
As an ER nurse, I can't imagine being able to resuscitate, via manual bagging, the guy with the holes in his cheeks.
I guess y'all would have to intubate quick then!
How in the F does he eat or drink.
Also.. It nurse here.
Geez. C,'mon people 🙄
@@deborahmulkey1627
People with lip and cheek holes normally have these plugs they insert into their gauges
Duct tape?
Those are "tunnel" gauges, he can put in "plug" gauges and his cheek with be closed. I have guages in my ears, all be it, mine are only a size 4(about 5-6mm).
Dr. Youn: "People in the body modification community are actually quite friendly!"
Also Dr.Youn: "Yeah, the Lizard Man actually challenged me to a street fight on twitter...."
This sounds like us tbh. We're all mostly kind people, but we don't take kindly to disrespect and can be mildly edge-lordie. Lol
Oh you don’t know your own strength Dr. Youn. You could just fight dirty and go for the piercings! That’s why girls take their earrings off! 😂 But he sure didn’t sound “quite friendly”!
🧐😲😂😂😲
Dr. Youn, so funny
@@TrinaGallo yeah way too many weak points on these goofballs. Imagine using a taser on em...all that metal mwahaha.
As a Dental Hygienist, piercing your tongue,lip,or chin is AWFUL for your teeth. And the damage may not show up for a while.
Physiologically your body is meant to work in a certain way. If something is added or removed,it may not work the way nature meant it to work!
As someone with a tongue piercing for about 7 years now, does swapping out metal jewellery for plastic do anything to mitigate the damage? Personally I’ve bitten down on my piercing by accident a few times and since I have an acrylic bar, the piercing will just break and there’s no outward damage to my teeth at all, but I imagine with a metal bar, an incident like that would be a lot more likely to break your tooth
Can confirm having cracked a tooth crunching down on my tongue bar 🥹 my one and only filling. Gutted.
I've had my tongue double pierced for over 20 years with zero dental issues. But I use plastic balls instead of metal.
@@hannah.kate.IT DEFINITELY DOES MATTER. As soon as I could, I changed both mine to plastic and I've never had an issue over 20 years later. The only problem is when you bite down on one of the plastic balls, it can break. I have swallowed many pieces of plastic, but I have never broken or cracked or even damaged any of my teeth...
@@RebeccaHetrick I definitely thought so, considering how many acrylic piercings I’ve gone through - if I had exclusively metal, my teeth would probably be cracked to shit, but plastic bars are less expensive than dental work 😂
I'm not into body modification at all, I only have my ears pierced and it was done to me as a baby. I prefer to express my personality through non-permanent things like nail polish, dresses and fancy hats. But as long as people do not hurt other people, I do not care what they do to their own body and how they live their lives.
My daughter asked to have her ears pierced for her 7th birthday. Waited 3 months of her asking at least once a week, to make sure she was serious about it, and I took her to a piercing and tattoo shop to do it. It's been 2 years and she has no regrets.
That's why I'm really not a fan of piercing a baby's ears, it's not their choice. I'm reminded of the scene from friends where Rachel's sister pierces her daughters ears without her permission.
I think you have a wonderful approach towards your daughter, to first check if she is serious about it. And if she ever regrets it, you can just take them out, no harm done!
I regret my parents piercing my ears as a child… AT CLAIRS 😩
The holes don’t line up but I’m the only person that notices. And they won’t close 🥲
@@Ya_boi_jasper yea you have to take them out before they finish healing to make them close up and then get them repierced after they are completely healed. You would have had to notice they were crooked pretty quickly though and I recomend a tattoo shop so they use a hollow needle so it takes out that little bit of skin instead of pushing it aside, can make it infected easier
Huge props to you for taking her to a proper tattoo shop rather than some place like Claire's.
I’m a female wrestler and I completely agree with the cartilage piercing statement. Just last week we were messing with some moves and the top and middle side of my left ear got crushed into my headgear. It was agonizing. It’s still bothering me. I have to keep a bandaid on it to keep my ear in place or else when I move it hurts.
To prevent cauliflower ear use ice packs for two 15 minute intervals every day after an injury.
If you do start to develop swelling it is important to get it treated and drained quickly because the fluid will harden after 7-10 days and become permenant.
Use the appropriate headgear with good padding. Padding makes all the difference.
I have so much respect for you and how you i form without judgment. You’re a class act!
He's pretty much saying, "If you can do it safely, live your life!" and "If any goes wrong, I'm the type of doctor that fixes it."
Stretched ears are actually not called gauges 😅 it's a common missunderstanding because a lot of people falsely call them gauges but that's actually the measurement of the piercing jewellery, not the piercings themselves. Usually people refer to them simply as stretched earlobes, sometimes plugs or tunnels but that's also the name of the jewellery, not the name of the bodymod itself.
Like how tissues are called kleenex’s when Kleenex is just a brand, not a type of tissue. Regardless it’s used interchangeably no matter how ‘right’ it is. It’s the beauty of human language.
THANK YOU! It was driving me crazy that he kept calling them "gauges". As a body mod enthusiast, it is a personal pet peeve.
He actually called the earring a gauge not the ear .
Omg that drives me crazy too lol they're stretched ears!
You'd think a doctor who works with needles regularly would know this
Such a humble and kind human being. You know he's like super dad in household. 💐 thanks for all you do as a Dr and fellow human
I used to be super judgey about plastic surgery until I became fascinated with bodymod culture. It was easy to separate piercings from plastic surgery but after I got a couple tattoos I realized I shouldn't be judging people for changing their body to feel more comfortable in it. Doesn't matter if I understand it or not.
Decorating your body is different from helping unhealthy and unattainable body standards
Because you can relate to them now that you've had tattoos?! Lmao
@@user-dv9xx3yy8v the guy just doesn't understand that most of the body mods listed on this video come with some serious health risks. Tattoos have risks too just not as extreme.
It’s body dysmorphia and when it endangers the patient or requires
Otherwise healthy body tissue or organs to be amputated or compromised merely for arteries, that should be addressed by a psychologist, not a surgeon.
Limited piercings, (not in cartilage) can at least be removed.
Amputations are a one way street.
Like any other procedure, body modifications should come with a risk/ benefit analysis. The problem is that the industry (especially for mods beyond simple tattoos & piercings) isn't really regulated appropriately in most countries. It can be hard for the consumer to know if the practitioner is safe and knowledgeable.
You need solid plugs for drinking and eating with stretched cheeks. The opens ones are not meant for constant wearing, it’s more for special occasions
That's exactly what I was thinking, like wouldn't he just switch out to solid ones when he eats
Oh my god that's such a simple answer that I absolutely did not consider lol! I was searching the comments for an answer, thank you!
I can't imagine a special enough occasion to make your mouth an open air construction
As a modded person who's done a lot of research myself, I have to say that while yes, you can tear a stretched ear, as well as get a blow out, if you do it slow and steady, you minimise the risk. It's in no way something that is guaranteed to happen. My own stretched lobes still got pretty thick tissue all around, and thank god no blow outs either.
I understand your perspective is coming from someone who mainly come in contact with people that have problems with their lobes. But, as I said, you can stretch them without doing damage.
agreed! mine are 1.5 inch and Ive had them for about 17 years. It took me years to stretch them - I used weights instead of tapered stretchers, which seemed to be less damaging. My lobes are actually pretty nice and thick.
I stretched my lobes many times and they always go back to normal because I’m a wild sleeper and I wake up with my tunnels on my pillow lol. Never had a single issue and my loves always go back to their normal size. Like you said, go slowly. Time and patience is key.
massaging the lobes with lotions or oils really helps too. Its like pregnant people putting special lotions on their abdominal skin to avoid stretch marks.
I have blue sclera from a genetic disorder. They're half moons on the outside of each eye. Nature's scleral tattooing!
is it Osteogenesis imperfecta
Cool!!
I am in love with Dr. Youn 😍 He is the ultimate cool guy. Funny, handsome and smart. Trifecta!
Most won't see body modification to this extreme in real life, but one type of body modification many have nowadays (including me) is tattoos - and it's not rare anymore to see someone with tattoos on big portion/most of their body.
Sadly, there is still this perception that these people are scary/evil/thugs and so on... yet, from my experience, they are usually the nicest people.
I personally never met a person with big amounts of tattoos that was dangerous, while on the other hand - I came across so many dangerous people who have no tattoos.
There are always exceptions of course, and I know where this fear comes from... but times have changed. Therefore, the way people look at it should change as well.
Tattoos does not equal danger.
The average soccer mom has tattoos nowadays, at least here in the US. I don't think anyone even notices them anymore. I don't know about people with tats being nice. I think people are good and bad, tattooed or not.
From my experience as someone heavily tattooed a lot of people go into it Wanting that negative attention and it definitely keeps it going. They want to be intimidating they want to scare elderly ppl and most importantly they want cry out discrimination when they get exactly what they wanted. Now for the ret who truly love art and truly Need to transform and express ourselves through transforming our bodies, that's different ❤️💐 just like body builders and avid work out routines. It's all about living in the body you love
Some of the nicest people I've met have visible tats. And some of the most unpleasant people I've met don't have any visible tats, and probably no hidden ones, either.
@@rexrad9735 I'm talking more about people with a big portion of their body tattooed/with very big visible tattoos that makes people think you are covered with them.
If it doesn't cover a lot of skin, almost nobody cares anymore.
Also, I find it different with girls. Usually when people with this outdated perceptions on tattoos see a heavily tattooed girl, they won't think "oh, she's dangerous", but something more along the lines of "she ruined her body and made herself ugly/less feminine" and shit like that.
@@operationlivefree4536 well, yea, because you having tattoos doesn't make you nice just like it doesn't make you dangerous. It's just ink.
I never met someone who does it to scare people or look intimidating, but of course there are people like this. Stupidity won't go away with the ink, and it takes a really stupid person to get tattoos for this reason.
And still, I never met people like this personally even though I know many heavily tattooed people. I think that stands for something.
love how he’s supportive of how people choose to express themselves ❤️
I have quite many piercings in my hears and several in the cartilage. It really takes a loooong time to heal them, because of poor blood supply, as dr. Youn said. They require constant care for a long time and at the same time they must be left alone completely. To fully heal it takes between 8 months to a years. They hurt quite a bit to do them, and particularly in the first month. If you pierce the cartilage you must be patient and have a healthy cleaning routine regularly. If you can't follow it, then don't do them. There are many piercings horror stories around the cartilages, they are no joke :)
this is the exact reason i have no piercings lol it’s terrifying
@@EmmaJohnsonShenanigans well, that's ok, you don't have to :) But if you go to a professional studio, follow your piercer guide and leave it alone and clean, you should be fine. Unless you're allergic to certain metaIs, you can also use Bioplast, if that's the case. It's not difficult, it just takes time and regular care to let them heal well :)
I can totally confirm this. My helix was the worst in terms of pain and healing process. It took exactly the time you said, 8 full months to heal and in the meanwhile it was so painful, especially during the night when you put your head on the pillow and the piercing hits it. The guy who made it to me did a great job, but he really didn't mention how long would it take for it to heal, so I worried for a long while it would never heal. Now that it's all good I can't even feel it and I'm so happy to have it!
felt, i could finally replace my helix after a year of having the starter jewelry, and i had to retire my industrial recently because it wouldn’t heal at all🥲
@@irie1534a year?? dear lord I'm a maniac then mine have been changed several times and they don't hurt much anymore and it hasn't even been a year...maybe 6 months?
the first time I changed them I had to, they were only a month old and I needed an MRI so obviously metal wouldn't do, but no way I'm just letting them close so my piercer put plastic ones in just temporarily, and like a week later I had the original ones back in. since then I've changed them like twice just for funsies and I haven't had any pain or issues healing 🤷♀️
I was a wild teenager. I had 6 earrings in each ear, stretched lobes (made it to 0 then had a blowout), barbell piercing on the top of one ear, eyebrow, nostril and septum piercing, shark bites (two piercings on each side of the lower lip), vertical labret (piercing in the middle of the lower lip that only goes through the top and out the bottom without going straight through the lip like normal lip piercings), navel, and finger. I didn't have all of them at the same time, but I did have several at once. I was wild and stupid. Only two of my piercings were done professionally. My nostril and finger. The rest I did myself. I was very lucky I didn't hit anything or get an infection. My blowout took a couple months to heal and I had to throw out my pillowcase. Now, I only have my lobes pierced with normal earrings. The only piercings you can tell I've had are the vertical labret from the dent under the lip which you can't see until I pull my lip back, and the other 5 holes in each ear. I just discovered recently those other 5 holes never actually healed. I thought they were dents. I keep having to clean them by getting tweezers and pulling stuff out. Well, I got curious and stuck an earring in them. Earring went straight through each one. Since I'm tired of cleaning them and now know they're still open, I want to see a dermatologist or someone and see if I can get them permanently closed. Don't be stupid like me.
Ur FINGER?!? How on earth does that get pierced? Is it like those embedded diamonds people were claiming millennials were getting instead of rings for a while? Everything else I’ve either heard of or heard of a version of, I’m just dumbfounded with the finger
@@baileyellison642 It was a barbell. Guy pinched the skin up, pierced the needle through, then a straight bar. Why he didn't use a curved bar idk. And the bar was too short too. But think of one silver ball on each side at the top of the finger. You can definitely find pictures of other people who've done it on Google.
I did look at those ones that were one gem at the top of the finger. What was it called now? Where they made a pocket under the skin and put the anchor in. While I did liked them, I didn't want to be hitting it all the time and get it infected or whatnot so I went with the bar. Only lasted a week though because of the too short straight bar, and because it was on the finger.
@@ellerj641 oh wow. That honestly just seems like a dumb idea based on the placement alone. I didn’t realize the gem on top of the finger was so invasive though! But I thought the same thing with knocking it when I saw an article about it being the “new wedding ring”. That sucks that urs only lasted a week though. Thanks for answering btw!
My fear with those is the same with over-use of plastic surgeries/tattoos: at what point can you not have enough? At what point will you compromise your health because you need more?
I think it's a little off to compare tattoos to plastic surgery. Tattoo culture is considered (and it is) a highly skilled form of art, with a huge variety of meanings and spiritual concepts. Body modification can be extreme, sure, but I think there is a distinction between a tattoo that represent an important aspect of someone's life (just to make an example) or getting boobs that are bigger than you car's tires just to fulfill some weird stereotype of appearance. Both sides can be over-used, as you said, but if you get tattoos from professionals you're not really putting your health in jeopardy. But a BBL can be fatal, even in the hands of the best surgeons.
@@alessandrocernuzzi You mean like a necessary comestic surgery that helps someone's depression over their 'freak looks' compader to tatooing yourself on the inside of your gums?
You mean like eye tattooing is insane health risk and shouldn't be done ever? And like you can get a back-alley doctor who will do the exact mistakes we see in botched, but you'll be fine with certified professional?
Likke you purposfuly compare extreme to benign in favor of tattoos?
@@spiderlily723 wow you're seriously getting angry about what strangers do with their lives. It looks like you don't know how to read, I surely not going to waist my time explaining the obvious to you.
@@spiderlily723 that’s one way of looking at it. Of course most of us who have multiple body mods aren’t stupid enough to go to some back alley artist. There are plenty of ways to know who you’re potentially going to have doing a tattoo or piercing for you. You can look at their work, read reviews online, word of mouth…etc. And yes, there is somewhat of a mental health factor involved. For me getting a tattoo representing someone who is or was part of my life has helped with my mental health. Same as my Supernatural themed tattoos. Just because you don’t understand why people get so many there’s no reason to bash hide who do. And that’s exactly how your comments are coming off.
@@mcrchickenluvr ...please point me what part of my FEAR OF OVER-USE is bashing the entire industry? I'd love to know what hoops you went trough to get there.
My other response was purposfuly mocking the biased jerk, in case you didn't notice that either.
I always wonder about body mods covering up early signs of disease. The sclera tattooing might cover the yellowing of an eye so liver problems might be missed for some time. Any thoughts on this?
Never thought of it like that, that's very interesting!
Or blackout tattoos covering rashes/early signs of skin cancer
I have prosthetic eyes. I am afraid of that exact same of people missing early signs of disease.
@@BlinkOnWheels you’re kidding, right? Prosthetic eyes shouldn’t be compared against the body modifications in the video. If you’re using them it’s to replace something that was lost because of factors outside your control.
@@g5naim what? They are both things that could cover symptoms of liver failure. No one is saying they are the same thing. But they could both cause difficulties in diagnosis of the same illness.
The last lady in your video, was once an attorney in I think Mexico. I don't know if she still practices or not but can you imagine her walking in to a court room like that? However, I know she fought against abuse.
It's definitely interesting to see how body modifications are viewed today even versus just 10 or 20 years ago. I always thought having two studs in each nostril, a septum ring, cyber bites (philtrum and labret), and a 2g tongue ring made me a bit fringe but I admit I feel practically mundane these days!! Lol.
NO mental health issues have not changed, just the narrative to suit the agenda and the question "are the patients running the insane asylum?"
I agree with you, I had my septum pierced 20 years ago and ppl would double take and think I was strange , together with other more normal piercings, but in the last few years every Tom dick and harry got their septum pierced, and it’s so normal nowadays
Mundane in the US. Here in Brazil, you go out looking like these shows you will be stared at (to say the last).
Yeah you're still not getting considered for a lot of jobs at first glance even though it is more common nowadays for someone to have lots of metal stuck into their face/tattoos.
me staring at a blank screen for two hours
1:49 I love how he explains a basic version of what gauges are and how it's done... but then he talks to the camera "you can see them around the neighborhood", I love this dr.
I really appreciate they way you've handled this topic, body modification can be a true art, but going too far can be extremely harmful. I wish more modified folks would be smarter, safer, and more educated about what they are doing.
A lot of modded people, especially the ones that get extreme mods like some shown, are very knowledgeable about the potential risks and will do extensive research on help them heal properly, things to look out for, the best of the best in terms of who will do the mod for them, etc. Yes some are irresponsible and get something done without any second thought to it and put themselves at risk, but in my experience and the people I've come across (I'm actively in extreme bod mods groups like this online and have had a fascination with them for a long time) are very well informed and know they're doing
i never read dr. youn’s article that the lizard man threatened to fight him over, but it doesnt sound like he had bad intentions. as someone who loves body mods and wants to do more “extreme ones” (stretching my ears & septum and getting tattooed on most of my body) i never got a body mod without thinking about the consequences it could have on my health first. i.e. knowing stretching my septum can leave a permanent hole, or that cartilage piercings are difficult to heal. body mods are fun but most if not all shouldnt be done on a whim
Oh my goodness you are so kind. What a precious soul. ♥️🙏🏻 thank you for being this example
RUclips you better not fail to notify me when this premieres
As a modified person and long time subscriber I loved this video, great explanations!
Would be interested to know your thoughts on the risks/cons of nipple piercings…
I'm obviously not Dr. Youn and different people have different reactions to piercings. Loss of sensation and jewelry migration are two possible side effects. Be sure to go to an experienced professional piercer if you decide to get them. For jewelry, barbells may be more comfortable than rings.
@@zozyb1 *Glares medically* Wat
Risk? You can't be defibrillated, in times you need be defibrillated by a defibrillator to extend your life, might end your life and can literally fry your nipple.
I get acupuncture for chronic pain, it also reduces my migraine activity.
you're really nice, clear, and non judgmental. I think it is all great. My wife doesnt like "sleeves" because it is harder to find a vein for an injection or IV
Remember to ALWAYS get piercings made by a REAL piercer!
Piercing guns are impossible to clean, so you're sharing bacteria with everyone before you. It's also a lot harder on your skin, because it's done with a blunt end instead of a real needle.
I had great results with acupuncture against "thought swarm" (I have no idea what it's called in English) combined with therapy.
My dear ex-boyfriend/best friend currently has 40 piercings, and a couple of years ago he had his tongue split. I was furious for about a month, because I thought it was insane, but it actually turned out to be not nearly as extreme as I first thought.
But a lot of children love to look at him, and it's wonderful to see their excitement.
Dr Youn is amazing. Love the way he thinks
Regarding the cheeks:
There's not only tunnel as jewelry for stretched earlobes etc, but also plugs. So it's like a solid piece of silicone instead of just a ring.
I'd imagine he'd put plugs in his cheeks in his daily life and the tunnels for this kind of performance :)
Iam a black young girl and I love you so so so so so much ,you are so awesome and cool . Thanks for liking us black folks and people of all races . God bless you and your family
I don't judge a single human being on this planet, so what makes you happy as long as you don't cause harm towards another.
I don't know why they are counted separately but I think plastic surgery ought to be included in the body modification category.
Big respect to Dr Youn for telling people not to "other" heavily modified people.
The gauge is the size you go to, the ears themselves are just called stretched ears
No judgment of others! I find some
People
So fascinating!
Erik (The Lizard man) is one of my favorite people I've met! I did a shot with him on my 21st birthday and he's an absolute angel.
I sent this to him 😂
He challenges Dr Youn, he is a punk. Twitter gangster 😂
The person with the holes in his cheeks- he uses plugs to fill in or "close" the holes when he wants to eat or drink, or simply doesn't want the inside of his mouth constantly exposed. He actually probably wears those plugs more than the plugs he wears to keep the holes open. If he didn't, his mouth would dry out.
“French kissing someone through your cheek”? Doctor Youn apparently has a freaky side. 😂
(No judgement by any means, but I wasn’t expecting that. Lol)
😂 I got a kick outta that too 😂
As someone who is a dental genetic nightmare and can't even look at soda without developing a cavity, the dude with holes in his checks both frightens me and fascinates me
Before I had my cervical spine surgery, I used acupuncture for pain relief. I didn’t want heavy pharmaceuticals and it was the only thing that worked. I went 2x a week for six weeks before my surgery.
That "most modded male" (Rolf Buchholz) is from my home town, Dortmund! ^^
Oh and as someone who loves my cartilage piercings, I will admit they all still cause me grief, even the helix piercing I’ve had since I was 16. My tragus piercings are currently driving me nuts and I’ve had them for 2 years! But I’m incredibly stubborn- they ain’t coming out!
I think it’s so cool that your channels symbol is a butterfly cause they represent rebirth and transformation kinda like what you do for people your job being a cosmetic surgeon
Elaine Davidson lives in Edinburgh, Scotland, and often you can find her on the Royal Mile. I bumped into her & we had a 2 hour conversation in the rain - such an insightful person with a pure heart & just insanely beautiful inside and out.
When I first got braces put on it caused my saliva glands to overreact. It was odd. Lol!
The ear lobes being used for earplugs is a ‘green’ way to be! Less pollution.
OMG I HAVE A FEAR OF RIPPING MY EARLOBES OFF WHEN JUST SLIGHTLY TUGGING AT THEM. THAT FIRST CLIP WAS HORRIBLE. 😭
7:54 it's Rolf! I've met him several times! Very nice gentleman! 😊
My favourite question is how people with cheek gauges eat and drink, and it's really quite simple actually! There are solid plugs that people put in just like with ear gauges!! They don't always have the open hoops in :)
6:22 my theory is that the points is where the nerves cluster the most. I theorize that because Acupuncture is used as an anastatic, General and Local, for people Allergic to anesthesia.
I think it's really important to mention that the earlobe skin can actually thicken if you stretch properly! Human body is truly amazing at healing itself and it can build up enough skin if stretched slowly that the lobe remains thick even at large sizes. Unfortunately, many people are very impatient and want results right away, that's why you see thin lobes so often. But people have been stretching different piercings for centuries in different tribal communities, it's definitely possible to be done safely.
I agree that we (modded people) are typically really nice! We might look scary sometimes, but most of us are kind people. We're often very accepting, probably because we aren't very accepted by the society, so we try to be good to others.
You should check out someone called the black alien project he’s had some of his fingers removed by body modifiers. I’m a body piercer and body modification enthusiast and that even goes too far for me.
wanted to suggest this topic as well!
Haven't seen that in awhile, have they finally removed some fingers or a limb yet or they still on that phase.
My cousin had a huge number of facial piercings and had to remove them because something in the metal began to eat away at his nose. He almost lost his nose and wound up going through major reconstructive surgery because of it.
It 100% was fake jewelry.
I have nieces & nephews with lots of tattoos & body mods. My nephew Jaxx just had his tongue split. I couldn't do it, but he's the sweetest person EVER & its his body. He's often judged.
I really liked this video and it was great advice of not judging people.
My concern is how will some of these body modifications affect them in the future?
I have the same question: would these body modifications affect them adversely in their old ages when their bodies begin to get weaker, wrinklier and saggier? 🫣🤔
@@sunyanik3577most certainly. Mutilating/modifying your skin etc is risky at the best of times. Deliberately sticking metal into places never meant to have things inserted, stretching your ear lobes making holes in your cheeks etc. Just look daft 😂
i love your personality so genuine and honest love your reactions haa
You have pretty hair. And thanks for the info, per usual.
My exp with most people who get body mods are is they have had trama like most. But they deal with it in a different way. Alot of them are just very nice and normal humble people who are like anyone else.
They look cool af.
IKR 😍🙌
Just wondering Dr. Youn, have you any thoughts on the gentleman known as the Black Alien Project? He has had most of his body modified and I have read that he is considering limb amputations to take his modifications to the next level. Also, do reputable surgeons/plastic surgeons perform these modifications or are they done by non professionals? I just discovered your channel and I am quite fascinated by your subjects. I am also most impressed at your kindness and compassion when you talk about the people profiled in your videos. Thank you so much for your insight.
Dr Youn, I really believe we should never judge each other no matter what our appearance or anything els really… and I thought it was very sweet of you to mention this in your video too!
Wow 😮 some heavily modified people we sore there Doc… but I have to say that I thought the woman who put the fork thing through her tongue 👅 really was beautiful in a way…
Love Tia xxx
The lizard man is one of the most amazing people you could ever possibly meet. He is kind, generous, and extremely charitable. Definitely one of the top 10 people I have ever met in my entire life.
I just live Dr. Youn. He's so classy , but funny !
0:11 I was in pain just watching that. 😬
You’re calming i like☺️
When I was 18 I made the foolhardy decision to pierce the cartilege on both ears on the same day (conch piercing on one side, rook and tragus on the other). Let me tell you, the healing process was no walk in the park, particularly for my conch, which got infected two times over the year it took them all to heal. I was meticulous with cleaning, but sometimes that doesn't matter.
I still love the piercings nearly 10 years later, no regrets.
I can attest to the whole “extra saliva” I drool badly especially when I sleep. I constantly change and wash my pillowcases.
as someone who car cartilage(i hope thats how u spell that) piercings, what doc said is correct, them healing isnt pretty. however if u disinfect it often and have your healing piercing for like 3 months u shouldnt have problems with it. i have had his piercing for like 3 years now and i still disinfect it regulary as everyone does with body piercings. just make sure hat u get it done with NEEDLE and not a gun like i did.
The person or people who tattooed the Marvel guy did amazing work.
The guy with the holes in the cheek is still freaking me out.
You’re so nice- “wish you love and peace”
Admittedly this video made me queasy, but I really wanted to hear what you had to say so I watched it anyway.
2:15 Thick stretched lobes are the result of actively working to get them to thicken, which is done by (over the course of years) stretching them up, then letting them shrink down a bit.
Can't wait to watch
Always loving your take Dr Youn!!!✨💖✨
The stretched earlobes are thick or thin depending on how fast the person stretched them. To keep the earlobe thick, you need to go slowly and it helps to go down a size for a while and then back up to allow new tissue to form.
that’s how i did it and it took me like 3 years to get to 30 mm. Massaging them with oil/lotion really helps too. another thing people dont realize is that if you stretch properly, the skin shrinks back a lot if you use smaller jewerly. Mine shrunk back to about 16mm and some friends went from 10-12mm to pretty much a regular piercing.
@@countesscrows that’s the best way to do it. I’m only at 1/2 inch which I believe would be about 12mm. I stretched using tapers slowly getting bigger. I started in my 20’s and I’m 44 now. My goal would be double what I am now but I’m so lazy about it!
hangers on the heavier side are wonderful for passive stretching and you can wear them with tunnels to avoid stressing your ears too much
I went to two inches then back down to a 0g several times. My lobes are now 2 inches again and thiicccccc ;D Been playing that game since I was 14
Thank for only putting the video at the small screen. Some of them are too graphic for me. I hope everyone who did these modifications are truly happy. I have piercings but 10 is enough for me thanks
To me, body modification has little difference from many other accepted forms of artistry. You're just sculpting yourself, rather than clay, marble, or paint.
I love how your videos are intertwining abd informative!
I love acupuncture💓
Erik has the best collagen ever.
Nope, they aren't gauges. Gauges are for measuring. Those are called stretched lobes with tunnels.
I really appreciate that you weren't judgemental towards the modified people. Great video!
Enjoyed the video and the explanation of things..BTW, tongue piercings don't hurt IF you get then done by the right person. Always check certifications and cleanliness of the shops you visit for any piercings or tattoos.
-‘do no harm’, right Doctor!??🙏🏼
What does this mean in the context of this video?
Hope you have a wonderful day doc ,and your family
It’s their bodies I guess. But ngl I turn away. I hope they are well informed about the problems they can face.
YOU ARE THE BEST BODY MODIFICATION DR!!!!💙💙💙
I truly believe extreme body modification indicates a need for mental health care.
I don't think Dr. Youn wants to meet The Lizard Man in a dark alley 😉 Thank you for always bringing such a positive attitude to your videos. I watch everything you post 🥸
I hope none of these people ever need an MRI 🤦🏼♀️
You took the words out of my mouth!
I would expect that as the type of doctor that fixes body modifications gone wrong, you would find these videos hard to watch, because you would be worrying about the safety of these people.
I have multiple ear cartilage piercings. Some did take an awful long time to heel, and I have had one rejection (daith, which was my absolute favourite 😭) but I absolutely love my piercings and so glad I have them. They're addictive!
I have 2 tongue rings. I'm 48, got the first at age 20, second at age 22. I never had excessive drooling or nerve damage. I've had them so long that if I take them out my tongue feels weird lol