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The latest fashion must-have:eyeball jewellery |
axxxr
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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Body piercing and tattoos make way -- the latest fashion trend to hit the Netherlands is eyeball jewellery.
Dutch eye surgeons have implanted tiny pieces of jewellery called "JewelEye" in the mucous membrane of the eyes of six women and one man in cosmetic surgery pioneered by an ophthalmic surgery research and development institute in Rotterdam.
The procedure involves inserting a 3.5 mm (0.13 inch) wide piece of specially developed jewellery -- the range includes a glittering half-moon or heart -- into the eye's mucous membrane under local anaesthetic at a cost of 500 to 1,000 euros (270 to 540 pounds).
The piece of jewellery is inserted in the conjunctiva -- the mucous membrane lining the inner surface of the eyelids and front of the eyeball -- in sterile conditions using an operating microscope in a procedure taking about 15 minutes.
"Without doing any harm to the eye we can implant a jewel in the conjunctiva," Melles said. "So far we have not seen any side effects or complications and we don't expect any in the future."
The Rotterdam-based institute, which develops new ocular surgical techniques in corneal, cataract and retinal surgery, developed and patented the jewellery made with special materials and the surgical procedure.
The institute, which carries out the procedure in cooperation with an eye clinic near the city of Utrecht, said it has a waiting list for people who wanted the implant.
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Bianca
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I heard about it but now i see a picture with it. Normal piercings are allright for me but i don't like this  |
axxxr
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Im not quite sure about this one myself bianca!!..Maybe looks better in real life??
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Bianca
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Honestly i can't imagine that it will look good in real life because it is in the eyes |
Krubach
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Oh my God! 
First teflon implants, now this!??!?!
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axxxr
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Since this is available in your country bianca,why dont u give it a go!..  lol
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Bianca
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 no thanks  |
axxxr
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maybe i should make a trip over and have it done!!..See how it looks on me?..Maybe have a platinum  logo made!!..Cool
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Bianca
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good idea you should try it first then |
axxxr
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ok if i be the guinea pig then your next ok!.Deal??
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Bianca
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sure |
axxxr
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Vlammetje
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and shortly we'll all be 'blinking' to eachother?
Think I'll pass on this....... will one day somebody get mugged and have his eyes pulled out for the jewels? 
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*Jojo*
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Does it come in different design ? I like a triangle one ! |
BobaFett
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Its an ill thing.
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Posted: 2004-04-08 13:43
