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V2 Firefly discussion... How to implant?
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My concern (with implanting) would be brightness. These are supposed to be brighter then v1 which is a bit more of a worry for that but if you did move it far enough away to not become a nuisance my question is could it migrate up into the eye socket or other unfavorable locations?
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I'm no doctor, so I don't know about the anatomy of the face, but if I were doing it, I'd go for a placement similar to this, but maybe a bit lower
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About what I was thinking. ^^'
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The implant procedure that I intend to follow will be basically the same as implanting anything else... i.e. the standard method?I plan to make an incision with a scalpel, use a probe to separate the dermal layers creating a pocket, insert and suture shut. Seems simple enough.
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^^'We should totally start doing write-ups of different methods for how to implant things for the wiki.This does seem simple... but isn't there any more into it than that? I don't mean like... Of course it's more complex. But any other major steps? D:>
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QUESTION! :3 Anaesthetic is awesome. Should it be used here, like maybe lido, or is this super risky to use in face meats? Would lido gel wrapped in with cling film be a good idea for this, @Cassox? This seems like an appropriate circumstance to me, but please correct me if not.
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I thought these are coming already in (bigass) needles. What's the reasoning for doing it a different way? I could see a small incision leaving less scarring than the dermal-punch of the needle...
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This thread was started before the development of the needles used to inject V2. ^^'At the moment there isn't any reason to not use the injector, but this thread is still a little useful to myself to finish developing my own process. :D
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21131461 lidocaine gel and face meats. Saving this here to read later in more detail. ^^
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https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/353426520959614986/369693049049317376/IMG_20171016_204756.jpg
On phone right now and so tired. But a teaser.
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But question, anyone!
I can't see it at all. It's not emitting anything. If it was really messy with a lot of blood, would that explain why?
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Holy shit are you okay that looks intense. How did it feel/did lidocaine work out and what did you end up going with?
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Hehe it went really well. I've never done an implant before, did it solo on myself over the course of about an hour from start to finish.
Will do an actual write up when I'm um.. A, able to see it properly. And B, after I know it's not going to reject (worried I didn't get inject it far enough from the entry point, but confident I can save it if it is saveable.) ^^
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I did my first implant (solo) or otherwise a few weeks ago. Mine wasn't as intense as yours but I definitely can relate at least a little. Good luck I hope all goes well.
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Wow. Nice. First time at this thread so sorry I didn't respond earlier. It's super common to not see anything at first. I think it's just from the initial swelling but who knows? Give it a little time and it'll glow.
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And I would bet money against it rejecting.