Flex install in the Twin Cities (Minnesota, USA)?

[leumas95]

Attestable installer in the twin-cities area? (Minneapolis/St.Paul)

anyone have recommendations of attestable installers in the twin-cities area? someone whom you have leveraged for your installs ? Thanks

This thread seems relevant and the poster might be able to give you details of who they found to do it also.

[Pilgrimsmaster]

@leumas95

the poster might be able to give you details

@RickD

I highly recommend Verno @ TheHolyMackerel piercing shop. He’s kind of the premier piercer in the state, and does implants regularly. He’s done all three of mine, and his experience shows in his precision. They’re based in St. Paul: https://www.theholymackerel.com/
Verno is a busy guy, but leave a message at the desk if need be.

[leumas95]

Well that’s not the poster
They claimed to end up going to a “medical professional” but yes that would be one of the pieces of hopefully relevant information on the thread

[philidelphiaChickens]

@Pilgrimsmaster

@leumas95

the poster might be able to give you details

@RickD

I highly recommend Verno @ TheHolyMackerel piercing shop. He’s kind of the premier piercer in the state, and does implants regularly. He’s done all three of mine, and his experience shows in his precision. They’re based in St. Paul: https://www.theholymackerel.com/

Verno is a busy guy, but leave a message at the desk if need be.

I actually tried TheHolyMackerel. The email address for gives me a Delivery Status Notification (Failure) response, and when I try to call them, I get a “This Phone Number Is Not In Service”. Their website isn’t activated (with a note from Wix saying activate now!) I think they’re permanently closed, but at some point, when I’m next over in Saint Paul, I might stop by their shop just to see what’s up.

@Zwack

This is specific to Hennepin County but is not mirrored in Minnesota State Law. Medical professionals are explicitly excluded from State Body Art regulations, and my reading of the above is that they can perform any “medical procedure” even in Hennepin County.

Your choices are to look outside the county, or to look for a medical professional.

I think this may warrant a slightly annoyed email to the county board from a constituent. Has anyone drafted up something like that before to use as a template, or should I write my own?

[philidelphiaChickens]

@Zwack

2.03 Prohibitions
No individual shall:

Conduct branding, cutting, implantation, suspension, or scarification of another individual;

And

3.20 "Implanting"
Means to fix or set securely an object in or under tissue and includes, but is not limited to, 3-dimensional body art applications. Implanting does not include medical procedures including, but not limited to, pacemaker insertion, cosmetic surgery, and reconstructive surgery performed by board certified medical and dental personnel.

This is specific to Hennepin County but is not mirrored in Minnesota State Law. Medical professionals are explicitly excluded from State Body Art regulations, and my reading of the above is that they can perform any “medical procedure” even in Hennepin County.

Your choices are to look outside the county, or to look for a medical professional.

I’m noticing that the ordinance was implemented in July of 2002. I wonder if pointing out that things have changed in the past 19 years would be helpful in changing it.

[Zwack]

Good luck. In Oregon they have a definition of piercing that precludes anything “functional” and body art is disallowed until they write up some procedures for it. I don’t think that they are in any hurry.

[rfid10t]

Live just north of Hennepin county, in Sherburne county. Every professional I contacted in the area seemed less than interested. I ended up having the Missus implant my NeXT.88, rfid10t

[Backpackingvet]

I’m doing a self implant whenever the Apex is released. Might be able to help you out also if you are interested

[Pilgrimsmaster]

@Backpackingvet

Might be able to help you out also if you are interested

If it was me, I would take BPV up on his offer, he knows what he is doing…

Good experience here

Guy falls for his installer (PSA)

So, first of all… I am now… one of us… one of us Secondly, a PSA not to fall for your installer Make sure to have your food/sugar levels up prior to your implant. After the NEXT install I passed out, HARD! If it wasn’t for the quick thinking of @Backpackingvet I would have dropped to the ground hard. I came to being held to my chair. I apologized like 30 times, laid down for a bit, and am now feeling good again. Skipped the spark install(for now) and let @Backpackingvet head out. …

[philidelphiaChickens]

Thanks, @Backpackingvet! For now, I have someone potentially lined up (friend who is also a doctor) but I may end up taking you up on that offer.

[Gross]

If you don’t mind a little road trip, Vibrant Body Arts in Sioux Falls has done a few chips for me already.

[philidelphiaChickens]

@28990

Thank you, and I apologize for hijacking this thread.

Hey man, nothing to apologize for. We’re all friendly here.

@28990

can anyone suggest a piercing shop and piercer to install a xg3v1 in the Twin Cities?

The only person I’ve seen recommended is Verno at TheHolyMackarel, but I’m not sure they’re still around and never had any work done by him. Since implants are technically considered illegal in Hennepin county, I’d try body modification places out in Saint Paul or Roseville. @amal wrote up this guide on approaching shops. Per my recollection, the XG3 installs similarly to an x-series RFID chip, albeit likely in slightly different locations. @backpackingvet might also be able to help.

I’m also happy to meet up to talk RFID down the line if you ever want it.

[DuckyFuzzer]

I had my next placed at Black Coffin Tattoo in st.paul 94 and university area try them if your still looking or anyone else for that matter in the area. Very happy with their service.

[philidelphiaChickens]

Good to know. It seems that there’s a shop in Rochester that’ll do xSeries and is on DT’s map.

[DuckyFuzzer]

I did see that too but gas is expensive and my trucks been getting about 10mpg highway

[Pilgrimsmaster]

@DuckyFuzzer

my trucks been getting about 10mpg

[Eriequiet]

Don’t be mad, even England a metric country loves them some MPGs

[Pilgrimsmaster]

[DuckyFuzzer]

[philidelphiaChickens]

I ended up going to SkinLab in Rochester last night, which is on DT’s map, for an xLED install. Brian did a great job fitting it next to the NeXT implant in my left hand. I hate needles (and yet I keep getting implants), and he was calm, professional, and pleasant to chat with during the process. I came with a couple of friends who wanted to watch the process and video it, and he was super accommodating to them. All in all, an A+ experience, great dude, highly recommend him. Now I just need to wait a bit to heal before the blink can begin!