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Bagel-Shaped Body Mods

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

Saline Infusions Give People an Eccentric Look for One Evening

— June 23, 2011 — Life-Stages
People tend to agree that body modification begins to occur somewhere between ear piercing and an ear pointing. Saline Infusions are a fairly recent form of epidermal altering that is catching on quite quickly amongst the alternative youth culture in Japan.

Photographer Ryoichi “Keroppy” Maeda was instrumental in bringing this bizarre practice to eastern Asia, and described for Vice Style what it entails and what exactly the attraction is. Requiring no implants, a salt water solution in an IV bag is injected under the skin of the "patient." Many people prefer to apply this to their faces.

After two hours of allowing the region to swell, the needles are removed, and should your finger have been pressed into the area for the duration of the proceedure, a doughnut shape may be created. The look that Saline Infusions afford only lasts for one night on the town, and the skin gradually contracts back to normal by the next morning.
Trend Themes
1. Saline Infusions - Opportunity for creating temporary body modification trends using saline infusions.
2. Alternative Youth Culture - Potential for catering to alternative youth culture with unique and eccentric body modification experiences.
3. Epidermal Altering - Disruptive innovation potential in developing new methods of epidermal altering that don't require implants.
Industry Implications
1. Beauty and Body Modification - Opportunity for the beauty and body modification industry to offer saline infusion services.
2. Photography and Art - Potential for photographers and artists to explore the aesthetics and creativity of temporary body modification through saline infusions.
3. Fashion and Entertainment - Opportunity to incorporate temporary saline infusion body mods into fashion shows and entertainment events.
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