A professional body piercer was met with a variety of reactions after sharing a video of her silicone thumb implants.
Madison Trubiano, a piercer at Lucky's Tattoo & Piercing in Cambridge, Massachusetts shared a video of her unusual thumbs to her TikTok after someone noticed them in an earlier video.
Since being posted on March 3, the video has gone on to receive over two million views.
The question regarding Trubiano's distinctive thumbs from TikToker @crayonclown could be seen in the 15-second video's overlay.
"Are the sides of your hands surgically ribbed or whatever?"
"I used to have a friend who got that and it looks similar."
Trubiano answered @crayonclown's question at the beginning of the video.
She revealed she had silicone implants in her thumbs, which she jokingly claimed to have gotten done at a popular jewelry retailer known for doing inexpensive piercings.
"I got them done at my local Claire’s so if you want them you can go there as well."
Trubiano admitted getting the implants was purely a personal aesthetic choice, but they can also come in handy as a distraction to pass the time.
"They don’t really serve any purpose, they just look weird."
“But sometimes I rub them together like a weird fidget toy and that’s cool."
Trubiano later clarified in the comments section she was joking about where she got the implants done, nor would she recommend Claire's for piercings or the like.
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Trubiano's ribbed thumbs, and their use as a personal fidget game, was met with a decidedly mixed reaction in the comment section.
Many were amused and fascinated by Trubiano's unique thumbs and their surprisingly practical usage.
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While others found the video, particularly Trubiano's use of her thumbs as a fidget game, rather off-putting.
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Trubiano subsequently posted a follow up video directed towards all the negative comments her ribbed thumbs received, which has already received over 30 thousand views.
Declaring in the video's caption the comments to her earlier video gave her a "Disney villain origin story", Trubiano accompanied the video with one of the negative comments attached in the overlay.
The 15-second video contained a montage of close ups of Trubiano's tattoos and piercings, ending with her now iconic thumbs.
Voiceover from fellow TikToker @lukeydumper was used as the video's soundtrack, sarcastically addressing all the haters who criticized her for her personal choice.
"I don't like the way my skin feels on my body."
"Do you like the way your skin feels on your body?"
"You don't? Why don't you pull it off?"
This video is one of a number of responses on Trubiano's TikTok page to negative comments regarding her piercings and tattoos.
And Trubiano always admirably takes all of the negativity thrown at her in stride.
As well she should, as the only opinion that matters, is her own.
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