[This list contains text that some may not consider family
friendly] Many of us have had piercing in the ears and probably
quite a number of us have piercing in other less common parts of the
body, but there are some people who have outright bizarre piercing and
other body modifications. It was certainly not an easy task to find
“safe” pictures for this list – but I have done my best!10Branding
Human branding is the process in which a mark, usually a symbol or
ornamental pattern, is burned into the skin of a living person, with the
intention that the resulting scar makes it permanent. This is performed
using a hot or cold iron. It therefore uses the physical techniques of
livestock branding on a human.
9Subdermal Implant
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A subdermal implant refers to a kind of body jewelry that is placed
underneath the skin, therefore allowing the body to heal over the
implant and creating a raised design. Many people who have these
implants use them in conjunction with other types of body modification
to create a desired, dramatic effect.8Earlobe Stretching
Most people can stretch to at least 2ga (1/4″) and still have the
tissue return to normal when they remove the jewelry, but there really
are no guarantees. Don’t stretch your ears unless you are certain you’ll
be okay with it forever. Once the elastic limit of the skin has been
passed, or a large amount of additional tissue has been built up, the
hole will not close again completely. A person who is either obsessed
with stretching their piercings, or with showing off their many
stretched piercings, is known as a “Gauge Queen”. Some wear this term
with pride, others use it derisively.7Tongue Splitting
Tongue bifurcation, or tongue splitting, is a type of body
modification in which the tongue is cut centrally from its tip part of
the way towards its base, forking the end. In most cases, the split is
created through scalpeling or surgical laser. Self modifiers often
choose to achieve a split by gradually tightening nylon bindings
inserted through an existing tongue piercing over a long period of time.
This method is long, arduous, and requires a high pain tolerance.6Tooth Filing
Tooth filing is a form of body modification in which people file
their natural teeth to create a desired look or shape.
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5Tightlacing
Also called corset training and waist training, this is the practice
of wearing a tightly-laced corset to achieve extreme modifications to
the figure and posture and experience the sensations of a very tight
corset. Those who practice tightlacing are called tightlacers. Some
tightlacers call the corsets they wear training corsets.4Pearling
This is the practice of permanently inserting small beads made of
various materials beneath the skin of the genitals–of the labia, or of
the shaft or foreskin of the penis. As well as being an aesthetic
practice, this is usually intended to enhance the ***ual pleasure of
partners during vaginal or anal intercourse. The practice seems to have
been fairly common across world cultures and is still done today. You
can see a VERY Not Safe For Work image here.3Corneal tattooing
Eyeball tattooing has been around for a long time; in the 19th
century it was commonly used to correct cosmetic defects in blind eyes.
The procedure can be performed with traditional tattoo needle or a
syringe. The eye is simply held open while the pigment, which is the
exact same type used in a regular tattoo, is injected into the eyeball.2Anal stretching
The process of anal stretching is a lot like earlobe stretching,
except you don’t wear the “jewelry” around the clock. Like stretching a
piercing, it involves slow and increasingly larger play over an extended
period of time. The image above is for “tools” to aid in this
modification.1Extraocular Implant
The implantation of jewelry in the outer layer of the eye, this is
one I must admit I had not heard of. Apparently first done in the
Netherlands, it has come to the US. According to Dr. Christopher
Rapuano, a corneal surgeon at Philadelphia’s Wills Eye Hospital, “You
can think of it as crazy. I mean this is invasive surgery where you are
cutting the surface layer of the eye open to put a little piece of
jewelry in. The first time I read about this I said, ‘Oh, my God, who is
doing this?’” The safety of this procedure will have to prove itself
over time, since it hasn’t been performed on many people, but the
possibility for infection and complications is definitely there.BonusPierced Glasses
James Sooy and Oliver Gibson have come up with Pierced Glasses – the
most minimalist eyewear since the Pince-nez was invented in the 1840′s. I
would not have believed this one if I had not seen it with my own
bespectacled eyes.