inplanting nfc/RFID myself
Hey all!
I'm trying/planning to start a biohacking community here in my college and eventually town or bigger.
My idea is that i'm kicking it off with an implant session where people can get chipped. But my target audience at first will be students at first so the price had to remain low.
My initial idea is to partner up with a piercer who will do it, but i'm wondering if it is really that hard or if i could do the implants myself.
Any tips/ideas/suggestions?
Would you recommend it or not?
Do you do it yourself ?
I'm trying/planning to start a biohacking community here in my college and eventually town or bigger.
My idea is that i'm kicking it off with an implant session where people can get chipped. But my target audience at first will be students at first so the price had to remain low.
My initial idea is to partner up with a piercer who will do it, but i'm wondering if it is really that hard or if i could do the implants myself.
Any tips/ideas/suggestions?
Would you recommend it or not?
Do you do it yourself ?
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My suggestion is don't push through the skin all at once to keep it from possibly poking through the other side. If you mange to not do that and are in the realm of where you want it then just inject it. Also there is a safety on said needle DO NOT FOR GET TO REMOVE IT. IT SUCKS HAVING TO DO IT AFTER YOU PUSH IT THROUGH.
They're ready for whatever gets thrown at them if they're experienced. The procedure isn't difficult, like @Meanderpaul said, but there are factors you can't plan for. If you're getting a bunch of excited people together they might not feel comfortable telling you that they're feeling dizzy or getting tunnel vision.
Plus liability is something you have to be wary about. Every piercing shop I've visited has made a photo copy of my ID to prove I'm old enough because if you implant a minor there will be trouble. Also, if someone gets an infection and wants to sue. Or if someone jerks during the procedure and tears skin.
This is all worst case scenario and if you've already thought of all this then you're probably good to go.
Either way you decide to go I wish you the very best. This is awesome.
My local group tried to get an implant party organized and we arranged for a local artist to do the implants at a bulk discount in his shop. Unfortunately we couldn't get enough people interested. Those who were interested already had implants! So, there's an example of a local guy who was willing to implant a bunch of people for a discount.
@mcSTUFF You've got a great point, and I'll probably still go with the piercer as they know what's up!
I'll try to arrange someone to come and place them for us.
200$ is far too steep and i guess it would be a plus as i'm trying to set up a community and i can do it myself
Doing chips is very easy if you've purchased one in an injector. Is it cringy? Sure. Will it hurt? Yup. But it is SO simple to do if you go with the standard location (hand between the index finger and thumb). Make sure you have a spotter of some kind there to back you up morally and, just in case, physically. Do it while sitting down and in a room that's at a comfortable temperature (cooler being better than warmer). Read one of the guides on cyberise.me or dangerousthings.com, for example, and know in advance what you're doing. Just relax and it's over before you know it. It barely hurts at all to do, and I imagine a little topically applied pain cream would eliminate even that. I've done all my own implants (and I've got a fair number of them). Studying is the real key to success. With a standard RFID implant, the studying is short and simple.
That having been said, if you know a piercer that would do it for you at a reasonable price ($200 is highway robbery, as you've noted) and/or you're wanting to implant in a non-standard location, having it professionally done might be the way to go.
Studying will be the key and im surely going to do that before inplanting myself, in supervision of my gf as she van help when needed.
Thank you all for all the advice and feedback!
If you don't think you can do it or want to "risk" passing out have a friend do the first procedure on you to see your tolerance. Practice with friends on injection so you have a few under the belt before people you don't know.
Practice sanitation of EVERYTHING if it seems repetitive and second nature then your probably doing it right (do it by the book over and over not what you think is good enough).
So numbing the area and speaking with them seems like a great step to begin with, as i know from my piercings and tattoos , a proper meal and sugar are very recommended and also communication between subject and artist are important as they can't feel what the other feels.
Sanitation will be my next thing i will take a close look at, as i first try to get my hands on tags. Don't sorry, i know i have to sanitate everything. What i mean is where i can get the products needed and how to properly do so before i'm even thinking about picking up a needle.
First of all i'll need to get some tags and get someone who i trust who is willing to be my spotter and helper in need. After that the sanitation chapter will start and if thats sorted i will try it on myself and on "test subjects" who know what the deal is and are willing to let me "practice" on them.
I would like to thank you all for all the great support i'm getting and hope i van return it somewhat by generating a community around me with likeminded people
Would this do it for cleaning and prepping the table etc. and the skin of my hands ,before putting gloves on, and the skin of a patient?
Also, Lysol is surprisingly effective against a large number of nasty things. At some point in my process, I always involve some Lysol for good measure. :)
ofcourse we used the right procedure with gloves and desinfectant etc.
I'm going to post a picture of my hand , can anyone help us as no piercer here or doctor is willing to help us. Is it even possible thanks to my thin skin(?) or wrong vein?
or do we just have to go in very shallow and go over it or anything?
My next post will be picture as i'm on pc now and will post pic by phone sorry for that
(Album link to the two pictures , just to be sure! http://imgur.com/a/sZDYS)