Bizarre body modifications that go beyond the popular and common

Body modification is becoming popular day by day and several people are choosing things that are as simple as a pierced ear, to more complex things like splitting of the tongue, implants and surgeries. Here are somesome of the bizarre modifications done on the planet.

Saline implants

bagel shaped lump in the forehead

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Saline implants are increasing rapidly. Initially, saline was used in breast implants and you also must have heard about the saline injections. Mostly in Japan, people are taking saline injections to form a bagel shaped lump in the forehead. It takes around two hours to complete the procedure and the saline takes an entire day to spread in the skin.

Most pierced woman

Elaine Davidson, most pierced woman in the world, in these pictures taken in May, 2000.

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Elaine Davidson of Scotland has no place left on her body without piercings. She has around nine thousand piercings all over the body that includes 500 in the genitalia. She is also known for her flamboyant hairstyle and has her name recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Ear arm

Ear arm

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Sixty one year old performance artist, Stelarc took decades to search for a surgeon who was ready to implant a human ear into his forearm. In 2007, the ear was grown in a lab and implanted on Stelarcs arm. He aims at having a microphone implanted in the ear soon thereby connecting it to a Bluetooth device so that his audience can hear all that his third year will hear.

Corset piercings

Corset piercings

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Corset piercing is a latest trend in body modification. It includes aseries of surface piercings in a vertical arrangement. The piercings are equal in number on both the sides and gives the impression of wearing a corset.

Labret spacer

Labret spacer

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You can see a number of people in bars, concerts and clubs with labret piercings. These piercings include stretching of the labret to fit a giant spacer in between. This hollow spacing allows having a view of the teeth and gums.

Tongue bifurcation

Tongue bifurcation

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Tongue bifurcation or splitting is a new body modification finding popularity among the people. The process involves cutting the tongue into two halves right from the center. This allows you to freely move the tongue from both ends independent of each other.

Skull spikes

Skull spikes

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The skull spikes can be said to have drawn inspiration from the movie Hellraiser. This type of body modification includes Trans dermal implants, implanted on the head and some steel spikes coming out of the head. The spikes include a part heavy metal and deliver a terrifying look.

Body modifications include a mix of implants, surgeries and traditional body piercings. Some people adopt these bizarre ways for self expression while others view it as being insane.

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