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| <th colspan="2"> <i>Tom Brazda</i>
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| <td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Birth Date</b> </td>
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| <td> 2 October 1965
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| <td> Czechoslovakia
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| <td style="vertical-align: top;"><b>Occupation</b> </td>
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| <td> piercer
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| <b>Tom Brazda</b>, along with artists like <a href="/index.php?title=Jon_Cobb" title="Jon Cobb">Jon Cobb</a> and <a href="/index.php?title=Steve_Haworth" title="Steve Haworth">Steve Haworth</a>, was part of a small and unconnected cadre of artists in the late 1980s and early 1990s that, standing on the shoulders of the industry's early pioneers, helped define modern <a href="/index.php?title=Body_Modification" title="Body Modification">body modification</a> as an industry.
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| </p><p>Born in Czechoslovakia on October 2, <a href="/index.php?title=1965" title="1965">1965</a>, Tom and his activist family fled to Canada when he was a boy for fear of political reprisals against them. With a background in fashion design, Tom began piercing in 1991, and co-founded <a href="/index.php?title=Stainless_Studios" title="Stainless Studios">Stainless Studios</a> in Toronto with his partner <a class="new" href="/index.php?title=Stefan_Dewsbury&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Stefan Dewsbury (page does not exist)">Stefan Dewsbury</a> in mid-1994. Stainless was one of Toronto's first piercing studios, alongside <a class="new" href="/index.php?title=Body_Piercing_by_Tee&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Body Piercing by Tee (page does not exist)">Body Piercing by Tee</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=New_Tribe" title="New Tribe">New Tribe</a>, and <a class="new" href="/index.php?title=Way_Cool_Tattoos&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Way Cool Tattoos (page does not exist)">Way Cool Tattoos</a>. A number of BME's staff members worked at Stainless Studios including <a href="/index.php?title=Ryan_Worden" title="Ryan Worden">Ryan Worden</a> and <a href="/index.php?title=Shannon_Larratt" title="Shannon Larratt">Shannon Larratt</a>, who considers Tom one of his primary mentors.
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| </p><p>Tom Brazda is credited with, and best known for, the creation (and perhaps more importantly, his scientific approach to refinement) of the <a href="/index.php?title=Surface_Bar" title="Surface Bar">surface bar</a>; although it appears to have been independently co-invented by others around the world (most notably Steve Haworth). Tom's influential article about surface bars in an early <a class="new" href="/index.php?title=Tattoo_Savage&action=edit&redlink=1" title="Tattoo Savage (page does not exist)">Tattoo Savage</a> surely had a huge impact. Tom is also credited with the creation of numerous other piercings, piercing tools, piercing aftercare techniques, and piercing techniques including the <a href="/index.php?title=T-bar" title="T-bar">t-bar</a> piercing, the <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Christina" title="Christina">Christina</a> piercing, the <a href="/index.php?title=Snug" title="Snug">snug</a> piercing, the <a href="/index.php?title=Upper_Lip_Frenulum_Piercing" title="Upper Lip Frenulum Piercing">scrumper</a>, and more. While it is true, of course, that others had attempted these mods, Stainless Studios' close ties to BME resulted in Tom's names becoming "public" names that usually stuck. It is common to see photos of Tom's work hanging on the walls of studios around the world.
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| <div class="center"><div class="thumb tnone"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:402px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Tom_Brazda-2.jpg"><img alt="" class="thumbimage" height="201" src="/images/7/73/Tom_Brazda-2.jpg" width="400"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption">Tom at work, dermal punching a septum.</div></div></div></div>
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| <p><a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=BMEZINE.COM" title="BMEZINE.COM">BME</a> has twice interviewed Tom, although those interviews are out of date, they are still interesting and can be found at the following links: <a class="external text" href="http://www.bmezine.com/news/people/a10101/tom-ssba.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Extreme Piercing with Tom Brazda</b></a>, <a class="external text" href="http://www.bmezine.com/news/people/a10101/tomtech/index.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Technical Piercing with Tom Brazda</b></a>. He has also appeared in many local, national, and international media segments and publications.
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| <ul><li> <a href="/index.php?title=Surface_Bar" title="Surface Bar">Surface Bar</a>
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| </li><li> <a href="/index.php?title=Stainless_Studios" title="Stainless Studios">Stainless Studios</a>
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| | A '''tongue frenectomy''' is the freeing of the tongue by the cutting of the connective tissue underneath the tongue so that the tongue appears longer (and as far as anything outside of your mouth is concerned, it is longer!). It is also done to get the tongue web out of the way so that a tongue piercing may be done (this is only required for people with overly prominent tongue webs and is not normally required). |
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| | This is not at all recommended, but it may be possible for a SMALL lengthening to rinse with oral xylocaine and then snip the frenulum with a small pair of surgical scissors. It is very important though NOT to cut any blood vessels, which can be quite prominent in this area. In most cases this cut will simply heal closed. Note that this only works if the frenulum is very pronounced. Stick out your tongue as far as possible -- if the frenulum is now stuck between your lower front teeth, this procedure will help you. |
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| | An easier solution is to ask your dentist who can refer you to an oral surgeon. |
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| | == Risks == |
| | The procedure itself can damage glands, blood vessels, and muscular tissue in the area. Short of superficial cuts this procedure really should be left to trained medical professionals. There is also a risk of scarring pulling the frenulum back together and shortening the tongue. As a result, many practitioners will cauterize the incision or remove a section of tissue making closure/stricture less likely. |
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| | == See also == |
| | * [[Tongue piercing]] |
| | * [[Tongue splitting]] |
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| | === Related risks === |
| | * [[Lemierre's Syndrome]] |
| | * [[Lingual hemorrhage]] |
| | * [[Sublingual damage]] |
| | * [[Tongue swelling]] |
A tongue frenectomy is the freeing of the tongue by the cutting of the connective tissue underneath the tongue so that the tongue appears longer (and as far as anything outside of your mouth is concerned, it is longer!). It is also done to get the tongue web out of the way so that a tongue piercing may be done (this is only required for people with overly prominent tongue webs and is not normally required).
This is not at all recommended, but it may be possible for a SMALL lengthening to rinse with oral xylocaine and then snip the frenulum with a small pair of surgical scissors. It is very important though NOT to cut any blood vessels, which can be quite prominent in this area. In most cases this cut will simply heal closed. Note that this only works if the frenulum is very pronounced. Stick out your tongue as far as possible -- if the frenulum is now stuck between your lower front teeth, this procedure will help you.
An easier solution is to ask your dentist who can refer you to an oral surgeon.
Risks
The procedure itself can damage glands, blood vessels, and muscular tissue in the area. Short of superficial cuts this procedure really should be left to trained medical professionals. There is also a risk of scarring pulling the frenulum back together and shortening the tongue. As a result, many practitioners will cauterize the incision or remove a section of tissue making closure/stricture less likely.
See also
Related risks
