The earliest evidence of facial piercing and body modification in Africa has been discovered in the skeletal remains of a man who lived 12,000 years ago. By analysing his teeth, researchers were able ...

Body modification is the intentional alteration of a person's appearance and is performed for a variety of reasons, for example expressing identity, showing group membership, performing rites of ...

Tongue splitting, implants, ear reshaping, beading, corneal tattooing and branding are all forms of body modification on offer at tattooists and piercers around the UK. Now that piercings and tattoos ...

Ancient Nubian civilizations practiced something that might shock modern sensibilities - they tattooed the faces of infants and toddlers as young as seven months old. A new study using advanced ...

Warning: The following article contains graphic details of extreme physical mutilation. Before his potentially deadly "eunuch maker" operation was foiled, Marius Gustavson boasted online that he had ...

A body modification artist has admitted three counts of grievous bodily harm, by carrying out tongue splitting and ear and nipple removal procedures. Brendan McCarthy, also known as Dr Evil, carried ...

Kisby just happened to be walking in Las Vegas on June 7 when he stumbled upon the Association of Professional Piercers Conference and Exposition. Though Kisby told The Huffington Post he himself ...

A tattoo fanatic has revealed how they used body art and modifications to "save their life", but now faces being called Satan in the street. Rune's body mod has taken their amateur performance career ...

A body modification fanatic who has had horns implanted into his head has revealed people spit on him on the bus because of his appearance. Remus, from Copenhagen, Denmark, who began his modification ...

A tattooist who called himself “Dr Evil” sliced off an ear and a nipple from paying customers, as well as splitting another’s tongue so it forked like a snake. Brendan McCarthy, 50, carried out the ...

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