If youre a member of SuicideGirls.com, chances are youre going to be pro-body modification in general. One need only look at the number of comments that sets by lovelies like Sophie, Taye or Benni get to know that people here dig tattoos. Breast enhancements are (usually) embraced as well. People on SG are into such diverse body mods as ear-stretching, scarification and branding. And thats without mentioning all of the things that people have pierced around here. Ears, eyebrows, noses, lips, nipples, clits, dicks, backs, shoulders, belly-buttons, labia, triangles its all been done. Its celebrated. Its kind of how we roll.
So it makes me wonder then, who amongst the SG Community will be the first to get their G-spot pierced? Its the hip new thing, you see. Or not so much pierced, exactly. More like injected with collagen to enhance sexual pleasure.
Karen Roberts scheduled an appointment with her plastic surgeon at the end of a long day. The 22-year-old student at Solano Community College attended morning classes, caught up with homework and took her 4-year-old daughter to a matinee.
By 4 p.m. she sat inside Dr. Justin Salerno's office, readying to become the surgeon's first patient to receive an injection called a G-Shot, also known as G-spot Amplification. With a 3 1/2-inch needle, Salerno would pump a small dose of collagen into his patient's Grafenberg Spot and make it swell to the size of a quarter.
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The procedure, which has been performed on approximately 250 women nationally in the past two years at a cost of $1,850 each, appealed to Roberts because she felt life's rigmarole had left her fatigued by the end of the day, hardly in an amorous mood. Even when she felt the surge of excitement, reaching an orgasm was a time-consuming endeavor that took more effort and energy than she and her husband had to offer.
Apparently, its the new trend in plastic surgery, beginning with designer vaginas and progressing on to this far more utilitarian procedure.
An ob/gyn for 25 years, Salerno has delivered, by his count, 6,000 babies. But a little more than two years ago, while in bed watching a late-night episode of "Dr. Beverly Hills 90210," an E! Channel show that featured [G-Shot inventor Dr. David] Matlock's plastic surgery, Salerno became intrigued. He was looking for a new career path; the artistry behind Matlock's "aesthetic gynecology" led him to what he now calls, "my true calling."
I wonder if that aesthetic gynecology line works at picking up chicks? Hmm
Within months, Salerno had visited Matlock's newly opened Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation Institute of America in Los Angeles, where the doctor, in addition to inventing the G-Shot, has become the most renowned practitioner in a small but incrementally growing field. In 2005, the first year the American Society of Plastic Surgeons kept statistics on vaginal alterations, 79 women had work performed on their genitals. Last year, the number rose to 1,030.
Women thinking of getting the injection should know that its a temporary fix, as collagen will be absorbed back into the body after 4-6 months. They should also know that the method doctors use to locate the G-spot for injection is, well kinda creepy.
As Roberts sat in Salerno's examination room, she felt a pulse of nervous energy. Even though she'd undergone plastic surgery by Salerno's hands before, she knew this procedure called for client assistance. Since the G-spot is a sensitive tissue area, Roberts would need to manually locate it and give her doctor instructions. According to Dr. Beverly Whipple, a sexuality scholar at Rutgers University and perhaps the world's most prominent G-spot expert, the small area cannot be accessed unless the woman is in a state of arousal; when the woman is excited the tissue palpitates, making the G-spot accessible.
Matlock disputed that arousal was necessary to administer his product to patients. Rather, Matlock explained, they needed to be "in tune" with the area to verbally direct the doctor.
In other words, your doctors going to be fumbling around looking for your G-spot for hours just like the rest of us do. If and when he finds it you may or may not have to be really turned on. Sounds pretty icky to me. But hey, you might be into it. Theres a lid for every pot, I always say.
Regardless, anecdotal responses to the procedure have so far been very positive, even though there is no research to back up G-Shots efficacy.
Sandy Gart, 56, a Southern California nurse who was one of Matlock's first G-Shot recipients, said she got the injection to rekindle her sex drive. Gart said it worked so well, she's had three more injections; the collagen reabsorbs into the body within four months, and Matlock says 60 percent of his patients have returned at least once.
"It was good the first time, and it's kept on working," Gart said.
Kind of like Enzyte for women. Except this actually appears to be working. And it involves shoving a needle into your vagina.
Not that Subrosa has tried Enzyte. Seriously. He swears.
lizbathory said:
Can you say sexual harassment / malpractice suit?
eventually, when all the creeps get into it, probably... in the meantime, it's just creepy...
seriously though, I'm not sure I see the point in this. I mean, okay, yeah, it's the g-spot, but its not a magic button that makes a woman cum, so making it bigger isn't necessarily a good thing...
Some of these thigns sound far more dangerouse as trends than piercings or tattoos.
It's one thing if you want it yourself. But it kind of sickens me to hear someone is 'into' something like breast implants.
Subrosa said:
Actually, according to the article, it's not so bad.
"By the time I could say 'ouch' it was done," Roberts said. "It wasn't even worth the ouch."
Yeah.....I guess.....maybe......
What I don't understand is this woman's reason for doing this. I mean, most people I know have some form of intrinsic rational (healthy or unhealthy) for modifying their bodies: they think it's beautiful, they like the attention, they like the way it feels, etc. She (Roberts) is doing it because it's convenient. She's decided that instead of re-evaluating her lifestyle, it'll be easier to just get collagen injections in her cooter....and then everything will be fine.
"You know, this tired, asexual, malaise that has gripped me for the past year and made my flesh taco colder than an Arctic glacier could be fixed if I spent a little less time chasing all the goals I've set for myself at once, and, instead, cleared my soul-crushing schedule to make a little more "me" time in order to spend it with the people I love...........or I can just drop $2K, get a couple of ounces of globular protiens squirted in my Molly Hatchet every month-and-a-half so I can cum in less time than it takes to order Chinese food so that I don't miss another appointment / episode of "Lost" / exam / whatever."
Sounds to me like she needs an injection of "free time" in her calendar much more than $1800 worth of squishy goo in her spam purse.
And, yeah, I know it's her "choice" to live her life the way she wants to, but, c'mon.....this has GOT to be an indicator that maybe a little re-evaluation of one's priorities are in order.
Subrosa said:
Actually, according to the article, it's not so bad.
"By the time I could say 'ouch' it was done," Roberts said. "It wasn't even worth the ouch."
Yeah.....I guess.....maybe......
What I don't understand is this woman's reason for doing this. I mean, most people I know have some form of intrinsic rational (healthy or unhealthy) for modifying their bodies: they think it's beautiful, they like the attention, they like the way it feels, etc. She (Roberts) is doing it because it's convenient. She's decided that instead of re-evaluating her lifestyle, it'll be easier to just get collagen injections in her cooter....and then everything will be fine.
"You know, this tired, asexual, malaise that has gripped me for the past year and made my flesh taco colder than an Arctic glacier could be fixed if I spent a little less time chasing all the goals I've set for myself at once, and, instead, cleared my soul-crushing schedule to make a little more "me" time in order to spend it with the people I love...........or I can just drop $2K, get a couple of ounces of globular protiens squirted in my Molly Hatchet every month-and-a-half so I can cum in less time than it takes to order Chinese food so that I don't miss another appointment / episode of "Lost" / exam / whatever."
Sounds to me like she needs an injection of "free time" in her calendar much more than $1800 worth of squishy goo in her spam purse.
And, yeah, I know it's her "choice" to live her life the way she wants to, but, c'mon.....this has GOT to be an indicator that maybe a little re-evaluation of one's priorities are in order.
I vehemently disagree. This is a relatively minor surgery that could possibly make a huge difference in her sex life. One's sex life is tied into all sorts of aspects of one's self-image and overall sense of happiness, not to mention the effect it could have on her relationship(s) with her lover(s). Moreover, I don't see anyone raising a stink about penile implants that are inserted to assist men who have erectile issues. Do you feel the same way about Viagra and Levitra?
And even beyond that, from a purely sexist perspective, this is a fucking godsend! Women who enjoy sex more tend to want to have more sex. That's a GOOD thing.
What I don't understand is this woman's reason for doing this. I mean, most people I know have some form of intrinsic rational (healthy or unhealthy) for modifying their bodies: they think it's beautiful, they like the attention, they like the way it feels, etc. She (Roberts) is doing it because it's convenient. She's decided that instead of re-evaluating her lifestyle, it'll be easier to just get collagen injections in her cooter....and then everything will be fine.
"You know, this tired, asexual, malaise that has gripped me for the past year and made my flesh taco colder than an Arctic glacier could be fixed if I spent a little less time chasing all the goals I've set for myself at once, and, instead, cleared my soul-crushing schedule to make a little more "me" time in order to spend it with the people I love...........or I can just drop $2K, get a couple of ounces of globular protiens squirted in my Molly Hatchet every month-and-a-half so I can cum in less time than it takes to order Chinese food so that I don't miss another appointment / episode of "Lost" / exam / whatever."
Sounds to me like she needs an injection of "free time" in her calendar much more than $1800 worth of squishy goo in her spam purse.
And, yeah, I know it's her "choice" to live her life the way she wants to, but, c'mon.....this has GOT to be an indicator that maybe a little re-evaluation of one's priorities are in order.
I vehemently disagree. This is a relatively minor surgery that could possibly make a huge difference in her sex life. One's sex life is tied into all sorts of aspects of one's self-image and overall sense of happiness, not to mention the effect it could have on her relationship(s) with her lover(s).
Oh, I'm not debating that. I agree with you totally. But that's not why this PARTICULAR woman elected to get the surgery. From the article:
The procedure...appealed to Roberts because she felt life's rigmarole had left her fatigued by the end of the day, hardly in an amorous mood. Even when she felt the surge of excitement, reaching an orgasm was a time-consuming endeavor that took more effort and energy than she and her husband had to offer.
She's not doing this to enhance her sexual experiences - she's compensating for the fact that her schedule is wearing her down to the point where she doesn't want to have sex and can't enjoy it when she does. THAT is what I don't understand. Isn't the universe - or, at least, her body - telling her that maybe her priorities need a slight realignment?
Moreover, I don't see anyone raising a stink about penile implants that are inserted to assist men who have erectile issues. Do you feel the same way about Viagra and Levitra?
Nope. Got no problem with that - except that some health care companies will cover Viagra but not birth control - but that's a separate issue.
And even beyond that, from a purely sexist perspective, this is a fucking godsend! Women who enjoy sex more tend to want to have more sex. That's a GOOD thing.
Oh sure. But, like I said, she's not doing this to have MORE sex. She's doing this because her life is wearing her down to the point where she can't ENJOY sex. I see a big difference there - and I'm confused by her "solution".
So is that covered by your HMO? Or is it one of those finance it and pay it of procedures, so that you can go bankrupt trying to support your new surgical addiction?
Oh God, please, no more of this. First, we had to endure the debate over designer vaginas. Now we have to weigh the pros and cons of having a needle poked into our lady bits. Me and my cunt are running away now, kthx.
Subrosa
San Francisco, CA
July 2004
JUN 03, 2007 08:15 PM