Be warned. This post is not for the squeamish. Did you know extreme body modifications now include cornea piercings? These platinum eye jewels are surgically implanted.
The eye surgeons at the Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery first developed the technique back in 2002. Patents are pending. The procedure is entirely for cosmetic reasons and your normal eye function is not affected. You also get to choose from different shapes - heart, star,four leaf clover, music note and even the Eurosign!
The institute has actually produced this video showing how surgeons create a little pocket in the superficial conjunctiva (the thin transparent membrane covering the outer eye)to insert the jeweleye. The video is pretty graphic so you may wish to skip it if watching surgeries is so not your thing. I found it worse than seeing how they do facelifts which gave me the shivers.
They do recommend antibiotics as a follow up which should remind everyone any surgery carries risks. I cannot understand why anyone would willing submit to an unnecessary surgical procedure on perfectly healthy eyes. There are other alternatives if you really, really must have sparkles in your eyes. The Swarovski contact lens bling I wrote about before comes to mind.Worlds Largest Tattoo Collection.
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