Um, just because so many inquiring minds wanted to know, here's the rather anticlimactic follow up post to Scary, Awful Trend: Breast Implants in Tattoos, in which our unlikely um, hero (?) has the genius idea to give his boobalicious tattoo dream girl her very own silicon implants. We left homeboy a.k.a. Lane in a cliffhanger of a state--last we reported, Modblog writer Shannon made the following observation: "I noticed (and you can probably see as well) that there was some apparent irritation over the top of one of the 'breasts.' This reminded me of a series of implants that I had, which were removed due to rejection." Talk about foreshadowing! Turns out, this is indeed a cautionary tale for the kids reading out there. Shannon later delivered this startling news:

A day after Lane took the sutures out, the wound opened up and nearly a liter of yellowish-clear fluid poured out of the incision--the previous three nights he'd been running a high fever accompanied by heavy sweats, general ill-health, and a stiff neck. After consulting with Brian on the phone, who inserted the boobs, they agreed that taking it out was the right thing to do. Because it was the holidays Lane's staff wasn't around, so in a one hour DIY procedure, with his wife's assistance, he removed it. Thankfully it's now healing well--flat chested once again--and looking much better.

It's unclear whether this was the early stages of septic shock, or if his body was straining to reject the large piece of silicone.

Unclear, eh? "Lane sums up his leg implant experience by simply saying, "My body just did not want it at all." --Modblog

Ahem. I think the takeaway here is that sometimes, experimental body modification can go wrong, and sadly, it appears as though tattoo implants are unlikely to take off as the next big thing. Ah well. At least dreaming is free (and far less dangerous)! Another lesson learned: Where is Lane's wife when I have to extract a zit? She sounds like a real asset!