Paul Stoll (Tue - Thurs)

Force of habit got him into the business. Started piercing himself when he was 15 years old back in 1989. He used a pressure cooker for an autoclave and melted the plastic hubs off ambulance needles. Started piercing other folks by 1992 once Dakota Steel started selling him proper piercing needles. Set up his first shop in the back of a hair salon at 1324 haight street, oddly enough, the new location of Braindrops. Began working at Body Manipulations in 1997. Took on ownership in April 2002 breaking Vaughn loose from the chains of business. Piercing for over 15 years and still loving it!

"Its great being the boss, now I get to choose which 60hrs a week I work!"

Eldo Chan (Thurs - Mon)

Eldo could often be seen hangin around the shop in its early days. Back then he wore a huge septum tusk and a mowhawk. When he wasn't buggin us at work he was researching online, tipping us off to new things in the industry. It could be argued he worked for us even before we gave in and put him on payroll in 2001. Eldo moved fast to a well skilled Body Manipulations trained piercer. He now has been piercing since 2002. He is the boss' right hand man and pretty much holds the place together.

Christopher (Fri - Wed)

Well he really doesn't like his picture taken. This is the best we could do for now. Piercing since 1995, finally joined our staff in May 2005. Soft spoken and very polite, you will find him very calming. If we ever get desperate, we can make millions raffling off a date with Christopher.

Elin (Saturday)

The first person to great you when you come in on a Saturday. We hired her on in August of 2005 to work the counter. With family in the jewelry business, she came with some knowledge of fine jewelry, a perfect match for us. Elin is also pursuing her life long passion of animal care at one of the local animal hospitals.

Joey

After 12 years of service, Joey has left us to become a Mom! Her last day was March 7th 2005. She will be missed by all of us for at least another 12 years or so...

Vaughn

Forever our fearless leader! Original owner of Body Manipulations with Esther Saldana. After 13 years of slaving away, headed north up to small town living and home ownership. A true pioneer to the industry. He figured out a lot of stuff so we didn't have to. Now he gets to spend his time stacking his woodpile or playing with his Dr. Drill and Fill.