Dr Krishnamurti thought she had seen every form of body modification conceivable, until Mr Bradley was rushed into the ER. Why, she wondered, would anyone voluntarily do such a thing to themselves?
His nose had been removed, and in its place a working red lightbulb extended from his nasal cavity.
She probed his abdomen and discovered something else – metal bands under the skin, around each of his major organs.
Poking them with her forceps immediately set off both the red light in the patient’s face and a concentration-shattering buzzing noise.
Suffice it to say, the procedure did not go well.