{"id":492789,"date":"2022-09-14T01:16:33","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T22:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-its-really-like-getting-elf-ears-like-grimes-wants\/"},"modified":"2022-09-14T01:16:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T22:16:33","slug":"what-its-really-like-getting-elf-ears-like-grimes-wants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-its-really-like-getting-elf-ears-like-grimes-wants\/","title":{"rendered":"#What it&#8217;s really like getting &#8216;elf ears&#8217; like Grimes wants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28b7d34384d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a28b7d34384d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-its-really-like-getting-elf-ears-like-grimes-wants\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_its_really_like_getting_%E2%80%98elf_ears_like_Grimes_wants%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What it&#8217;s really like getting &#8216;elf ears&#8217; like Grimes wants&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_its_really_like_getting_%E2%80%98elf_ears_like_Grimes_wants%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What it&#8217;s really like getting &#8216;elf ears&#8217; like Grimes wants&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Last month, Grimes tweeted that <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Grimezsz\/status\/1559345198047584257\">she wants to get elf ears<\/a> \u2014\u00a0a procedure that would permanently make the tops of her ears pointy. <\/p>\n<p>But she may have trouble finding someone to do it.<\/p>\n<p>After the musician made her intentions known on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> \u2014 saying she had wanted elf ears her \u201cwhole life\u201d and putting out the call for \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/grimezsz\/status\/1559339247852814337\">reputable elf ear modifiers<\/a>\u201d \u2014\u00a0 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/rustycyborgcreations.com\/\">Samppa Von Cyborg<\/a> was the first person recommended by followers. Grimes concurred: \u201cOk this is the best person I have found too, maybe I\u2019ll inquire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Spain-based Von Cyborg, however, is lukewarm on the idea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t like the idea of a celebrity getting it done, and then all the fans want ear pointing as a result,\u201d Von Cyborg, a body-modification specialist who\u2019s given elf ears to some 500 clients, told The Post. \u201cThe [fans] might regret it and it is not reversible. It is not like getting a navel piercing, which became mainstream overnight with the release of the Aerosmith video [for the 1993 song \u2018Cryin\u2019,\u2019 in which Alicia Silverstone\u2019s character kicked off a piercing trend].<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Grimes-08.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Grimes tweeted recently about wanting to modify her body with elf ears \u2014\u00a0and even once wore prosthetics to the Met Gala (above).\" class=\"wp-image-23848636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Grimes-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Grimes-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/Grimes-08.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Grimes tweeted recently about wanting to modify her body with elf ears \u2014\u00a0and even once wore prosthetics to the Met Gala.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMost of my clients are into elves and fantasy and have been wanting the ears since they were kids,\u201d said Von Cyborg. \u201cIf Grimes got ear-pointing from me, I would make her sign a document saying she would not tell anyone who did it for her. I don\u2019t want it made into fashion and I want my privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Von Cyborg told The Post he had not hear from Grimes, and a call to her publicist has not been returned.<\/p>\n<p>The musician also mentioned that she reached out to Los Angeles plastic surgeon Chia Chi Kao, but his receptionist told The Post that the doctor does not do this type of procedure. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/elf-ears-Rusty-Cyborg-Body-Art-02.jpg?w=683\" alt=\"Body-modification artist Samppa Von Cyborg \u2014 who performed the &quot;pointing&quot; procedure for the woman here \u2014 said that most of the people he does this for &quot;have been wanting the ears since they were kids,&quot;\" class=\"wp-image-23848614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/elf-ears-Rusty-Cyborg-Body-Art-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1366 1366w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/elf-ears-Rusty-Cyborg-Body-Art-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/elf-ears-Rusty-Cyborg-Body-Art-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=683 683w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/elf-ears-Rusty-Cyborg-Body-Art-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\"\/><figcaption>Body-modification artist Samppa Von Cyborg \u2014 who performed the \u201cpointing\u201d procedure for the woman here \u2014 said that most of the people he does this for \u201chave been wanting the ears since they were kids,\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Grimes\u2019 former boyfriend Elon Musk <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1559691626217443329\">responded to her on Twitter<\/a> that \u201cthe downside of elf ear surgery probably outweighs the upside,\u201d one of Von Cyborg\u2019s clients can\u2019t recommend it enough.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m glad I did it, I\u2019ve always liked the way elf ears look; I\u2019m a fantasy writer and had prosthetic ones for a while,\u201d novelist Holly Black, who had the \u201cpointing\u201d procedure a few years ago, told The Post. \u201cI think they look cool and elongate the cheekbones.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/holly-ears.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Fantasy novelist Holly Black is thrilled with her pointed ears, created by Von Cyborg.\" class=\"wp-image-23850009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/holly-ears.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/holly-ears.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/holly-ears.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Fantasy novelist Holly Black is thrilled with her pointed ears, created by Von Cyborg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/elf-ears-holly-black-02.jpg?w=768\" alt=\"Black shared photos of her ears following the procedure.\" class=\"wp-image-23848644\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/elf-ears-holly-black-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/elf-ears-holly-black-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/elf-ears-holly-black-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/elf-ears-holly-black-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/elf-ears-holly-black-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>Black shared photos of her ears following the procedure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Von Cyborg, the best candidates for elf ears are people whose ears are oversized and\/or stick out \u2014\u00a0what he calls \u201cDumbo ears.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a lot of clients who got bullied at school because of their Dumbo ears. Then they get the ear-pointing done, it completely changes their lives,\u201d the artist said. \u201cSometimes they see themselves [afterward] and cry. The body part that they hated the most becomes the one that they the love the most.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And the bigger the ears, the better. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/elf-ears-Rusty-Cyborg-Body-Art-01.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Von Cyborg also he would have Grimes sign an NDA if he worked with her, so as not to encourage her fans to have the procedure.\" class=\"wp-image-23848597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/elf-ears-Rusty-Cyborg-Body-Art-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/elf-ears-Rusty-Cyborg-Body-Art-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/09\/elf-ears-Rusty-Cyborg-Body-Art-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Von Cyborg also said he would have Grimes sign an NDA if he worked with her, so as not to encourage her fans to have the procedure.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe more cartilage there is, the more I have to play with,\u201d said Van Cyborg. Other than that, he will reveal very little about the details of the procedure, which, he says, was taught to him by an ear, nose and throat doctor and took five years to develop. \u201cLet\u2019s just say that I use a scalpel to resculpt the ear, make it pointy and stitch everything back together. On the first night there is a little bit of throbbing, but that is it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>From her own experience, Black concurred. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy ears were a little sore and I had to sleep with my ear in an ear pillow\u201d \u2014 a protective, donut-shaped device.. \u201cI hadn\u2019t thought about my ears before and now I\u2019m a little vain,\u201d said the \u201cBook of Night\u201d author. \u201cI like to show them off. I pull back my hair and love looking at my ears.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While tattoos and extreme piercings tend not to age so well, Black has no worries about her work from Von Cyborg: \u201cI think it will be cool to be an old elf in a nursing home.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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