Elf Ear Surgery... Seriously

The surgery is preformed by a "body modification artist" from Tempe, AZ. He slices the top of the cartilage and then sews it back together in a point.

"There's a lot of people out there who have an inner vision of themselves and they want to express that to the world around them. I'm very happy to be an artist that can provide that kind of work."

A real doctor had this to say:

"The real risks are one - major deformity of the ear, which is very easy to have happen and two, infection of the ear, and if infection occurs, it can destroy the ear within days. It's very difficult and often it's not possible to fully reconstruct a nice-looking ear."