pointed ear surgery ?!?

[seigezunt]

is this for real?

This was on Trekmovie.com...

good lord!

http://www.plasmetic.com/latest-trends/ear-surgery/enjoy-music-get-pointed-ears-.html

 

[Michael]

Re: Pointed ear surgery?!?

Idiocy.

 

[Kegek]

Re: Pointed ear surgery?!?

Vreenak: It's a FAAAAAAAAKE!

Scroll down and read some of the comments.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Re: Pointed ear surgery?!?

There are folks who do this kind of body-modding, but the images on that doctor's website are all Photoshopped.

 

[MarianLH]

Re: Pointed ear surgery?!?

I predicted this day would come within about two seconds of seeing that lab rat with the ear grown on its back.

Me, I want horns.


Marian

 

[Navaros]

The surgery is real. They feature it in one of the "Trekkies" documentary movies. They show factual accounts of Trek fans bragging about having actually had their ears deformed in this way, and others expressing their desires to do so when they can afford to.

It was the freakiest thing I've ever seen related to Trek fans. It was horrifying.

 

[Therin of Andor]

^We hear you. But I do not see the point.

You heard, of course, about the fan with a pointed ear on his forehead didn't you? It was the "final front ear".

 

[ChristopherPike]

^ Tough audience tonight, Therin?

Your encore might involve dodging rotten tomatoes...

 

[StolenThunder]

Well, I've been wondering whther to be a surgeon. This seals it.

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Navaros said:
The surgery is real.

It is. But those photos are not.

 

[JD]

Wow thats kinda scary. At least it isn't entirely just Trek related because that would be really terrifing. Although doing just to listen to music better is almost as scary. So I wonder what people will do next?

 

[seigezunt]

Vulcan forking?

 

[Balthier the Great]

Navaros said:
The surgery is real. They feature it in one of the "Trekkies" documentary movies. They show factual accounts of Trek fans bragging about having actually had their ears deformed in this way, and others expressing their desires to do so when they can afford to.

It was the freakiest thing I've ever seen related to Trek fans. It was horrifying.

I don't know, I mean, it's definately not as freaky as trying to tattoo-surgery yourself into being a reptile or a cat. I've seen stuff like that on some National Geographic thing about body modification.

What bothers me is that such things are permanant. What happens if the Vulcan-eared freak decides he doesn't like the look anymore? I don't think most body-mods other than tattoos are reversable.

 

[RoJoHen]

I don't understand why "enjoying music" is a reason to do this.

 

[commodore64]

Hear, hear!

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

RoJoHen said:
I don't understand why "enjoying music" is a reason to do this.

It's not - it's just a form of body modding. The whole "music faun" thing seems to be part of the joke at that plastic surgeon's fake web page. Guy's got an odd sense of humor, or he's defrauding people, one or the other.

 

[Kegek]

I think it's a pretty funny gag, though. I just love the idea of a concert hall packed full of 'elves'.

 

[Tralis]

Unfortunately I think Vreenak's right about this one.

 

[JD]

Starship Polaris said:

RoJoHen said:
I don't understand why "enjoying music" is a reason to do this.

It's not - it's just a form of body modding. The whole "music faun" thing seems to be part of the joke at that plastic surgeon's fake web page. Guy's got an odd sense of humor, or he's defrauding people, one or the other.

So would that mean that people are just doing for the hell of it then? Or is there actually some real reason someone would do this?

 

[Valin]

I find the whole concept quite earrie.