GeneChing
09-28-2012, 02:09 PM
oh wtf? Japan...:rolleyes:
Oh sweet buttery bagels, I look delicious! (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4558191/Bagel-head-surgery-trend-on-rise-in-Japan.html)
By ELLIE ROSS
Published: 26th September 2012
A BARMY new trend in body art has emerged in Japan – known as the “bagel head”.
The bizarre look is created by injecting saline into the forehead until it swells up, and then pressing in the centre of the swollen area with a thumb.
The result gives the appearance that someone has the doughnut-shaped bread stuck to their head.
The process takes two hours to complete, but lasts just 16-24 hours, after which the saline is absorbed by the body and the forehead skinks to its normal size.
SALINE injection swells forehead which is then pressed in the centre to created weird alien look
In this clip three people undergo the body modification in a Tokyo clinic.
It shows them having a large needle, attached to a saline drip, inserted into their foreheads.
As one customer’s forehead starts swelling he says: “It’s a relaxing sensation.
“It’s kind of tingly and a building pressure that feels like it’s sending me to sleep.”
Once his forehead is fully swollen and he has had the bagel’s “hole” pressed into it he looks in the mirror.
On seeing his “bagel head” reflection he smiles and says: “Oh sweet buttery bagels, I’m impressed.
“I look delicious.”
The strange trend was initially sparked by the photographer and journalist Keroppy in 1999.
He told Vice magazine: “I happened to meet Jerome, who was the person who pioneered saline infusions.
“We stayed in contact, then eventually I experienced saline with him in 2003 and he gave me permission to bring it to Japan.”
Keroppy – real name Ryoichi Maeda — set up a team in Tokyo to perform infusions on other people in 2007.
He said fans of the procedure enjoy “saline parties” about twice a year, and some take their “bagel head” to clubs and fetish parties.
The saline injections can be done on any part of the body — some people have even had “scrotal infusions”.
And bagel heads are not the most extreme form of body art in Japan.
Keroppy added: “There are practices that are far more extreme, for example, ear pointing, navel removal, amputation, Japanese traditional body suit tattoos...”
Bagel Head Trend: Bizarre Japanese Body Modification With Saline, Is it Dangerous? (http://www.enstarz.com/articles/7287/20120928/bagel-head-trend-bizarre-japanese-body-modification-with-saline-is-it-dangerous.htm#30uPW0LmRYCx19jJ.01)
By Bobby Pollier, EnStarz | Sep 28, 2012 12:39 PM EDT
http://images.enstarz.com/data/images/full/5845/bagel-head.jpg?w=614
(Photo : Facebook.com) The controversial trend known as bagel-heading has become widely popular in Tokyo.
Known for their fads, the Japanese culture has started another controversial trend called the "bagel head." The process involves injecting saline into a person's forehead to give the appearance of a bagel shape under the individual's skin, which is currently in vogue in Tokyo.
Highlighted in the Sept. 23 episode of National Geographic's "Taboo," the procedure calls for 13.5 ounces of the solution to be inserted into the forehead, which then forms a large welt. At that point, a thumb is pressed in the middle of the obtrusion, which creates an indent. The procedure takes two hours and the highly popular fad is said to go down in less than a day.
Many people around the world are currently questioning whether or not bagel-heading is safe. According to Fox News, Omar Ibrahimi, a dermatologist at the Connecticut Skin Institute and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School told "Life's Little Mysteries" that the risks involved with bagel-heading can be dangerous.
The human body can safely absorb a normal amount of saline injected under the skin, as doctors will occasionally use it as local anesthesia. However, "saline solution that is too concentrated can overload the body's capacity to process salt," Ibrahimi stated.
Hence, if a misinformed bagel head were to exceed a normal dosage of the solution, then it could result in extreme dehydration. Also, if the saline isn't sterile, then there could be "a lot of risk of bacterial or fungal infection," he said.
Most of the pathogens that are found in unsterilized water can effectively be combated by the body's immune system upon entry into the digestive tract. On the contrary, injecting the saline directly under the skin does increase the probability of infection.
If all doesn't go wrong with a person's immune system, Ibrahimi adds that he or she could still be left with permanent skin damage.
"I'd be worried that if people did this repeatedly you might actually, indeed, stretch the skin beyond its normal elasticity, and this could cause permanent laxity."
Oh sweet buttery bagels, I look delicious! (http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4558191/Bagel-head-surgery-trend-on-rise-in-Japan.html)
By ELLIE ROSS
Published: 26th September 2012
A BARMY new trend in body art has emerged in Japan – known as the “bagel head”.
The bizarre look is created by injecting saline into the forehead until it swells up, and then pressing in the centre of the swollen area with a thumb.
The result gives the appearance that someone has the doughnut-shaped bread stuck to their head.
The process takes two hours to complete, but lasts just 16-24 hours, after which the saline is absorbed by the body and the forehead skinks to its normal size.
SALINE injection swells forehead which is then pressed in the centre to created weird alien look
In this clip three people undergo the body modification in a Tokyo clinic.
It shows them having a large needle, attached to a saline drip, inserted into their foreheads.
As one customer’s forehead starts swelling he says: “It’s a relaxing sensation.
“It’s kind of tingly and a building pressure that feels like it’s sending me to sleep.”
Once his forehead is fully swollen and he has had the bagel’s “hole” pressed into it he looks in the mirror.
On seeing his “bagel head” reflection he smiles and says: “Oh sweet buttery bagels, I’m impressed.
“I look delicious.”
The strange trend was initially sparked by the photographer and journalist Keroppy in 1999.
He told Vice magazine: “I happened to meet Jerome, who was the person who pioneered saline infusions.
“We stayed in contact, then eventually I experienced saline with him in 2003 and he gave me permission to bring it to Japan.”
Keroppy – real name Ryoichi Maeda — set up a team in Tokyo to perform infusions on other people in 2007.
He said fans of the procedure enjoy “saline parties” about twice a year, and some take their “bagel head” to clubs and fetish parties.
The saline injections can be done on any part of the body — some people have even had “scrotal infusions”.
And bagel heads are not the most extreme form of body art in Japan.
Keroppy added: “There are practices that are far more extreme, for example, ear pointing, navel removal, amputation, Japanese traditional body suit tattoos...”
Bagel Head Trend: Bizarre Japanese Body Modification With Saline, Is it Dangerous? (http://www.enstarz.com/articles/7287/20120928/bagel-head-trend-bizarre-japanese-body-modification-with-saline-is-it-dangerous.htm#30uPW0LmRYCx19jJ.01)
By Bobby Pollier, EnStarz | Sep 28, 2012 12:39 PM EDT
http://images.enstarz.com/data/images/full/5845/bagel-head.jpg?w=614
(Photo : Facebook.com) The controversial trend known as bagel-heading has become widely popular in Tokyo.
Known for their fads, the Japanese culture has started another controversial trend called the "bagel head." The process involves injecting saline into a person's forehead to give the appearance of a bagel shape under the individual's skin, which is currently in vogue in Tokyo.
Highlighted in the Sept. 23 episode of National Geographic's "Taboo," the procedure calls for 13.5 ounces of the solution to be inserted into the forehead, which then forms a large welt. At that point, a thumb is pressed in the middle of the obtrusion, which creates an indent. The procedure takes two hours and the highly popular fad is said to go down in less than a day.
Many people around the world are currently questioning whether or not bagel-heading is safe. According to Fox News, Omar Ibrahimi, a dermatologist at the Connecticut Skin Institute and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School told "Life's Little Mysteries" that the risks involved with bagel-heading can be dangerous.
The human body can safely absorb a normal amount of saline injected under the skin, as doctors will occasionally use it as local anesthesia. However, "saline solution that is too concentrated can overload the body's capacity to process salt," Ibrahimi stated.
Hence, if a misinformed bagel head were to exceed a normal dosage of the solution, then it could result in extreme dehydration. Also, if the saline isn't sterile, then there could be "a lot of risk of bacterial or fungal infection," he said.
Most of the pathogens that are found in unsterilized water can effectively be combated by the body's immune system upon entry into the digestive tract. On the contrary, injecting the saline directly under the skin does increase the probability of infection.
If all doesn't go wrong with a person's immune system, Ibrahimi adds that he or she could still be left with permanent skin damage.
"I'd be worried that if people did this repeatedly you might actually, indeed, stretch the skin beyond its normal elasticity, and this could cause permanent laxity."