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Though I haven't ever drilled a hole in a friends head I've split tongues, subincised penises, scalpelled large (1/2"+) holes in ears, noses, lips and penises, and assisted on several complicated procedures including massive cutting or tissue removal projects, transscrotals, and several small implants. It's just something we do. You'd also be suprised how sterile a lot of these procedures are. All the tools I use are medical grade stainless steel (316L or 316lvm), and are all autoclaved before being used. I also use sterilized gloves and sterile fields when performing a procedure so that nothing contaminating comes into contact with the subject or the procedure (or me, for that matter). Hell, shamans have been performing this procedure for millions of years with sharpened stones for tools, I think a stainless drill bit and a fully covered operating station are big steps up. Maybe it's stuff that's best left up to medical professionals and all, but it's still fun.

It is tough being in that position though. Once during a subincision the subject of the procedure started bleeding heavily. The penis is a very vascular area and so cutting splitting the underside of it from head to base can sometimes have that effect. We were able to get the bleeding under control and the subincision healed quickly and perfectly but that was a scary few minutes.

P.S. Like I said the main things I've done are subincisions. Though not as complicated as a trepanation they're pretty interesting as well. If you want to read an interview from the same site (BMEZine) about subincisions, check J's interview out (Link NSFW):

http://www.bmezine.com/news/people/A10101/j2/index.html

Jason