The story of Ethan “ModBoy” Bramble, a 24-year-old Aussie, became a global sensation after he took over the internet with over 200 tattoos, body modifications, and a new mind-bending look, such as through surgical procedures. The extensive tattooed and surgically modified appearance was his trademark identity. Previously, a man who experienced a lot of changes in his look, the guy is now ready to start the next phase of his life.
Ethan Bramble wasn’t even a teenager when he made the first modifications. Starting with a small change as ear stretching, he would end up with more unusual ones, like the tongue split, and at the end, when he removed the navel. His bold changes indeed did not let people forget about him; however, they also brought with them a lot of noise. It started as an experiment and ended up as a definite expression of a person’s character.
While tattoos were once a form of self-expression through which life was celebrated, Bramble then became unsure whether he had overstepped the mark. As he thought over the situation, he realized that tattoo removal was no longer an option. In addition, he, nowmuve with decisions that don’t allow any easily made changes.
To fully assume his transformation, Bramble needed hundreds of tattoos as well as radical surgeries. Speaking of the cost, it went as high as almost AUD 60,000 (which is roughly $39,000). That was a lot of money that was not spent on anything except making his skin a billboard.
In a frank interview with No Filter on LadBibleTV, Bramble was sincere about the tattoo choices he regrets. “I do not only not like the tattoos, but I want people to change their opinion of me,” he revealed. Some time ago, Bramb, le who changed his appearance, he world would see him in another light.
Bramble talked about a situation where he got deeply affected o an episode in which his daughter was the turning point. “The facial tattoos are the culprits,” he said. “I hadn’t expected to be under the microscope with my little girl one day, but now I also have regret.”
He felt a need to fix his look and, therefore, to get rid of his face tattoos, Bramble had the first laser treatment he had ever had. “After a year, the laser was all over the place and we had to take the whole area six or seven times,” he detailed. He was improving step by step with every new session.
Bramble equated the transformation of his body and health, and he let slip that, “Those face tattoos generated so many fears.” Indeed, he is feeling better after he forgets the origin of every erased mark. “In a couple of years, there will be just a face without tattoos,” he was anticipating.
Bramble’s experiences are representative of the concept of self-expression vs. public recognition and of the situations where one may decide to change his/her look. This man’s story could be the starting point for a whole conversation about the topics of identity, feeling sorry, and re-embodiment.
