Janet Mason Tribal Install ((install)) -

If you want a piece of jewelry that looks like it grew out of your skin; if you are willing to bleed, swell, and crust for six months; and if you respect the lineage of tribal modification—then you find Janet Mason’s waiting list (currently 8–14 months) and you wait.

Because as the body modification adage goes: "Tattoos are a diary. Tribal installs are a skeleton key." janet mason tribal install

She requires clients to eat a heavy meal 90 minutes prior and to abstain from alcohol or cannabis for 24 hours. "Endorphins are your anesthetic," she explains. "Drugs muddy the endorphin response." Here is where the magic—and the fear—resides. A Janet Mason tribal install often utilizes a dermal punch (for removing a core of tissue) rather than a needle. For large-gauge ear projects (like a tribal conch punch), she uses a biopsy punch ranging from 2mm to 8mm. If you want a piece of jewelry that