In an extreme modification, a man named Harry Hoofcloppen from the United States recently received four additional silicone nipples on his body. He turned to body modification expert Steve Haworth and asked if he could have four extra nipples on his torso, which would give him a total of six.
Steve agreed to his request and inserted four subdermal silicone implants into his body, shaped exactly like natural male nipples. It took four months for the procedure to completely heal. He then went to Colorado-based tattoo artist Angell and asked him to tattoo the silicone implants to make them look natural.
Angell was able to perfectly color and shade the silicone implants so that they looked exactly like natural male nipples. Soon, this seemingly bizarre attempt at body modification sparked a stir. In April, Angell shared a video and explained that Harry’s unusual procedure shows that there is a much simpler, less complicated and less expensive method for nipple restoration. This procedure would be useful for people undergoing mastectomies or transgenders who seek gender-affirming surgeries.
Angell wrote in the caption, “Angell I really hope that the medical field would be willing to adopt these in because by far this is the best result I’ve seen for an areola reconstructed look.”
This explanation convinced many people who were impressed by Angell and Steve’s work. People also praised Harry for undergoing the procedure and raising awareness about it. An Instagram user wrote, “A lot of trans people could benefit from the implants and or the tattooing.”
Another Instagram user who underwent a nipple grafting procedure wrote, “As a bio student watching, I thought “oh, he was born with 6 nipples, that’s rare! I’ll have to see how they get them to match the rest of his skin tone”. Reading that these were intentional implants + nipple-matching tattoos had me FLOORED. What absolutely incredible work! I’ve just had a double mastectomy, so my nipples are grafted back on. If either of them fail, this is something I would absolutely consider! I’m absolutely in awe!”
Another person wrote, “I saw these healed earlier this week and they are absolutely incredible. And I’m super excited to see where this custom mod could go in reconstructive medicine. Amazing work by Steve and you.”
