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Eyeball Tattooing

Eyeball tattooing involves injecting ink into the sclera, the white part of the eye, to create color and design, performed by experienced tattoo artists, with high risk and lengthy healing process.

High Risk Modification

Eyeball Tattooing carries significantly higher risks than standard tattooing or piercing. Complications can be permanent and in some cases life-altering. This procedure requires a practitioner with specific, verifiable training and experience. Research thoroughly and consult a medical professional before proceeding.

Extreme Risk Category

Modifications in this category carry high risk of permanent complication including vision loss, nerve damage, scarring, or systemic infection. These are not decisions to make impulsively. Consultation with multiple experienced practitioners and a medical professional is strongly advised.

Aftercare

Eye drops as directed by a practitioner. Immediate medical attention for any pain, vision changes, or discharge. Many practitioners who have performed this procedure have issued public warnings.

Risks & Complications

Permanent blindness, retinal detachment, infection leading to eye removal, chronic pain, photophobia. The American Academy of Ophthalmology strongly cautions against this procedure.

History & Culture

Eyeball tattooing (scleral tattooing) has no traditional cultural antecedent. The procedure emerged from the extreme body modification community in the late 2000s. Canadian modifier Pauly Unstoppable is widely credited as among the first recipients, with body modification artist Howie/LunaCobra performing early procedures.

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