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Toes on forehead

Surgically moving a pair of toes to the forehead for looks
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Some time ago I found out about tissue banking, a process where a surgeon parks a body part in an anomalous location connecting it to the blood supply while waiting to reattach it. I recall a picture of a man with an ear on his thigh. In any case, I recently saw a man with metal spikes in his forehead, and while I thought this was smart and fashion forward I thought it might be nice to have a more "organic" look, hence "toe to forehead surgery". The blood supply in the scalp is excellent, and I believe that there is a possibility for wiggling with some help from the frontalis muscle. Nail beds could be removed for a more "cute little nubbin" look, and they come in a variety of sizes!
paru, Jun 29 2004

Close Enough http://en.wikipedia...onjoined_Fetus_Lady
A whole body of spare parts. [Boomershine, Nov 10 2010]

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       My pet mouse can't believe his ear.
lostdog, Jun 29 2004
  

       This is entirely possible to do, which usually gets a bun from me. But frankly, this is even beyond my fairly large tolerance for body modification. [+-]
5th Earth, Jun 30 2004
  

       Toe rings, get your toe rings here. We size them.
dpsyplc, Jun 30 2004
  

       Now that the kind of thinking the HB needs more of!
simonj, Jun 30 2004
  

       wouldn't you fall over.. with out your toes?
etherman, Jun 30 2004
  

       But headstands would be easier.
FarmerJohn, Jun 30 2004
  

       + for the mental picture.
dentworth, Jun 30 2004
  

       Would this make biting your toenails easier, or harder?
MikeOliver, Jun 30 2004
  

       Harder. Have you ever tried to bite your forehead?
DesertFox, Jun 30 2004
  

       I don't think it was *that* part of her head that someone was screwing with.
Detly, Jun 30 2004
  

       Certainly makes playing footsie more interesting.
someone else, Jul 06 2004
  

       This has been here for a week now and I'm still wondering: Why?
angel, Jul 06 2004
  

       This has been here for six years now, and I'm not wondering at all.
normzone, Nov 10 2010
  

       heh
blissmiss, Nov 10 2010
  

       Hang on. You mean nobody else has done this?
MaxwellBuchanan, Nov 10 2010
  

       You go first, oh brave one...
blissmiss, Nov 10 2010
  

       //You mean nobody else has done this?//   

       You're not entirely alone,[Max], don't worry. [link]
Boomershine, Nov 10 2010
  

       [bliss] I think [Max] is saying that the job has already been done...not that there's anything wrong with that, right?
Boomershine, Nov 10 2010
  

       Sunglasses have been a real ordeal over the last few years.
MaxwellBuchanan, Nov 10 2010
  

       //Sunglasses have been a real ordeal over the last few years.//   

       I thought I picked up a bit of remorse (and maybe a touch of horror) in your previous anno. But, wasn't the ordeal offset somewhat by having such a convenient place to prop the glasses, instead of on top of the head? Put 'em on your toes.
Boomershine, Nov 10 2010
  

       Makes sense. Nobody really needs the other 4x2 toes.   

       //with some help from the frontalis muscle// What you want is to transplant the toe along with bit of, say, flexor digitorum brevis still attached, and reroute a minor branch of the facial nerve to innervate it. With luck, and patience, and practice, you'll be able to creep out anyone but Zaphod "I get stranger things than you in my breakfast cereal" Beeblebrox.   

       Just the thing for a 20-something who fears getting sucked into the corporate 9 to 5 lifestyle: couldn't possibly get past the interview for such a job.
mouseposture, Nov 10 2010
  
      
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