With any modification to one’s body there are risks involved. But besides the physical ones such as infection or rejection there are others which we usually overlook, such as divorce, bra straps, and psychiatric commitment, among others. The BME encyclopedia risks site has information on almost all of them.

For divorce one man talks about losing a custody battle for a few mod related reasons. The judge deemed him unfit for full custody  after hearing about his voluntary castration thinking that his wife had made him do it and that made him weak. Also, his wife had a shrink tell the court he forced her to get body piercings. Just another thing to keep in mind during a divorce.

Some people may think of you as certifiably insane after an extreme body modification. Then they just may have you hauled in for psych evals up the ying  yang. But chances are they won’t find anything and you’ll be free in 72 hours.

In the bra strap category they warn people about bra straps snagging on new tattoos or piercing and suggest going braless or wearing some sort of padding or cushion under the strap until healing is complete. They also advise to be careful of children around any modifications they can pull on or grab at such as stretched ears or transdermal implants.

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Everyone always wants to try anything to try to get a piercing before they turn 18. They think they can easily hide a piercing. Young people think they can just find someone who pierces at home or a friend to pierce them, or they might even just pierce themselves. All of these can lead to infection and messed up holes.

But the real trouble is young people going to non-professional piercers.  In Portsmouth, NH there are reports of minors getting body piercings from piercing people out of a residence, illegally, but also sexually assaulting at least one minor that was a “customer”.

Besides for messed up piercings and infections this is the real trouble. Kids are going to anyone they hear will give them a piercing thinking what harm can come from someone giving them one hole, maybe an infection at the most. They don’t see the danger of what could happen with these non-professionals.

Crazy pedophiles piercing minors is actually making it safer for kids to pierce each other in their bathrooms while their parents are at work. Or better yet just wait until they are 18 or have parents’ permission.

Maybe more parents will give consent to piercings after hearing about this. I am not saying kids shouldn’t have to wait, but piercings, with the exception of stretched holes, can be taken out and close back up quick when a person no longer wants it.

Here is the article I read from the Boston Herald

There are people in this world who have heavily modified themselves and usually are known to the public for just that, such as Cat Man or as he calls himself Stalking Cat. But he is not alone in being heavily modified. The Enigma, whose real name is Paul Lawrence, does more than just make appearances as a modified person. He is also a musician and actor.

He is fully tattooed with puzzle pieces and has multiple body piercings, reshaped ears, and subdermal horn implants. He has been involved with music since his childhood in Seattle, WA.  He composes, sings and plays many instruments including piano, guitar, and flute. He is also a sword swallower, author, producer and director among other things.

Enigma has also made appearances on the X Files, Ripley’s Believe It or Not, and many other things. He was a founding member of the Lollapalooza sideshow. His music can be found on soundtracks for movies like Firecrackers and PUNKS.

The Enigma performs at the Electric Acid Theater and can be found at his website.

Hearing aids are usually seen as devices for those with hearing impairments and are not one bit fashionable for people. As technology advances they are becoming less and less visible. But also, instead of making hearing aids less noticeable there are also ideas for combining them with other things. As the young become old, hearing aids are adapting to have the potential to be more than just something that you rely on to correctly hear sound.

This new idea puts a hearing aid in an ear stretching plug and has a tiny wire running into the wearer’s ear. Some people might think this is crazy, why would someone with hearing complications, someone who is most likely older, want to stretch their ears? But as younger generations who practice ear stretching get older and develop hearing issues they are not going to want to seem so old. Modern technology is allowing them to hold on to their youth and their ability to hear. Besides 40 is the 20 and hearing complications will be more likely to develop then. Also, for young people with hearing impairments, this will be something fun for them and they will feel more included than ever and can be called freaks like everyone else by those who disagree with ear stretching.

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Hindu Festival of Thaipusam is more than just a music and prayer festival. Ritual body piercing also occurs during the festival that takes place under a full moon to pray to Lord Murugan for a year of good health and peace. Thaipusam is celebrated in Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and other various parts of the world sometime in January or February.

While piercing is not mandatory, more extreme worshippers will get pierced while in a trance like state.  Hooks and skewers will normally be used for jewelry. One of the main events is said to be over the top worshippers pulling chariots or other heavy objects with their piercings. Most people will just pierce cheeks or tongues to affect their speech so they can concentrate on worshipping.

I bet she's a deviant haha

I just read this article about a recent study that claims people with 2 or more tattoos or piercings are likely to be deviants. I am not making this up; I wish I was because it’s almost funny. With my three tattoos and plans for more, according to this I am high as a kite, drunk, and should be finding someone to cheat off  of for my next test.

Performed by Texas Tech University, the study states that those of us with two or more tattoos are likely to partake in deviant activities such as cheat on tests, use drugs, and abuse alcohol. I remember in high school seeing plenty of people cheat on tests and not one of them had a single tattoo, let alone two. Most of the “deviants” I know live on a deviant budget and cannot afford tattoos and piercings.

The study surveyed students at two state colleges and two religious universities with tough enrollment processes. 37% reported to have one piercing, and 4% reported to being tattooed. I feel that this survey is quite likely to have gotten incorrect results. Not everyone is always honest about their involvement with drugs, alcohol, cheating, tattoos, and piercings. I think everyone has lied a little on a survey before.

Then, if someone was bad enough to have *gasp* 4 tattoos and maybe even a nipple or genital piercing they were twice as likely to report to marijuana use. Plenty of people get 4 tattoos or a genital piercing and never touch pot.

I think that people with more tattoos are more confident in their “deviant” activities than those without tattoos who may not admit to doing certain things. Way more people do drugs, drink booze, and cheat on tests than have multiple tattoos and piercings.

Has anyone seen anything like this. It is called a gum piercing, it is a piercing of the tissue between the gums and the inner lips. I wasn’t able to find much on it. If anyone knows more let me know.

I found this list (below) recently of what someone considers to be the 10 most bizarre body mods. I think this person is a bit sheltered, or maybe I’ve been writing about this stuff to long.

Here is the original list from Listverse

I will rewrite it here so there is no copyright infringement, and also give my thoughts.

10. Branding,

I guess it is a bit out of the ordinary, but people get laser heat treatments all the time, a hot iron or laser to the skin to leave a mark is no different from getting laser removal.

9. Subdermal Implants,

Ok, this I can understand how some people might consider it to be a little odd because it is not seen as often, but its pretty much the same as breast implants, the same materials are used.

8. Ear Lobe Stretching

Now this surprises me, they consider earlobe stretching which I see in public all the time to be more bizarre than subdermal implants or branding. It is a common practice that can be seen almost anywhere.

7.Tongue Splitting

Now this I consider list worthy. It is not something seen every day.

6.  Teeth Filing

This is something I have seen around a bit, mostly with television characters, especially on the show Bones.

5. Tight Lacing, better known as Corseting

They refer to the practice of wearing a corset, not the corset piercings. It has been around for ages and in my opinion, is much less bizarre than tongue splitting or teeth filing.

4. Pearling (A genital beading that increases sexual pleasure for a partner)

Ok, now that is not something you see everyday and is actually bizarre

3. Corneal tattooing (tattoo on the white of the eye)

I would call this sort of bizarre, but I would not consider it top ten worthy.

2. Anal Stretching

Ok now that is bizarre, but I do not agree with the rating, maybe it would be better at 9 or 10.

1. Extra Ocular implants (a tiny silver implant in a certain shape that goes on the white of the eye.

Now this, while weird, is definitely not worthy of the number one spot.  Genital beading or tongue splitting should be number one. But I did not make this list.

Most body piercings came into popularity in the 1970’s and 80’s, but Monroe piercings have only been around since the 1990’s.

A Monroe piercing is an oral/facial piercing that is above the side of the upper lip. It is named for its resemblance to beauty marks, such as the mark that was on the face of Marilyn Monroe. It can also be called the Madonna. It is traditionally a female piercing but it is not out of the ordinary for men to have it done. However, men are said to have a slightly more painful experience due to more frequent shaving of the upper lip.

The piercing heals in just a few weeks usually and is done in 14mm-18mm gauges. It is not out of the ordinary to see a person with double Monroe piercings; this is normally called Angel Bites. While healing the piercing should be treated with facial and oral piercing care.  Infection and mouth damage are common with a Monroe piercing.

Birthdays are awesome days for getting new tattoos. I, like many young people do, celebrated my eighteenth birthday with a tattoo a few years ago. I also celebrated my last day of high school with a second tattoo a few months later, but that isn’t the point.

What is the point? That birthdays are one of the best days to get tattoos. I am hoping to receive enough money for a new tattoo or something cool like that, but tattoos cost money and I do not want to get my hopes up. But I have rounded up some spectacular tattoo, piercing, and body mod pics for you all.