An overview of extreme body modifications
January 19, 2005
By: Bob Whitehead
You come into this world with one body. You are born with a
certain nose, a certain height, a specific body type. The advantage?
The body is a blank slate. You can have a say in how you
look. A subculture of people takes this to heightened limits. Their
bodies provide the backdrop for extreme body modifications.
Why would someone engage in extreme body modification? Is it
merely to be different, to buck trends? For some, that is a part.
Tattoos and piercings have been accepted into the mainstream, so
some devotees to modifications are on the lookout for new, unique
things to do to their bodies. But it is also a way to let your body
reflect your personality. For some, modifications beget
consciousness-raising experiences.
Extreme modifications include tongue splitting, scarification,
branding, implants, and more atypical piercings and tattoos.
Scarification involves using sharp instruments or chemicals to
create scars on the body. Branding is a type scarification that uses
heat to burn a scar. These scars may have religious or ritualistic
connotations.
Male genitalia are most often associated with implants and
beading. Surgical implants can enhance the size of the testicles,
and implanting beads under the skin on the penis can enhance the
sexual experience. Transdermal implants exist partially under the
skin and partially above. Then there’s tongue splitting, which
occurs when the tongue septum is cut, giving the appearance of a
forked tongue.
If you are considering having one of these procedures done,
discuss it with a medical practitioner. The more extreme the
procedure, the more extreme the risks can be, including drastic
blood loss and shock. Conferring with a psychologist that you are of
sound mind in choosing to get an extreme modification will also help
your case in finding a doctor to perform an implant or tongue
splitting.
About the Author:
Bob Whitehead is a successful freelance writer and publisher of
http://www.body-jewelry-useek.com. Body jewelry, piercing and tattooing information you seek to perfectly adorn your body.
Also See: [ Cutting,
self-mutilation and self-harm acts – should piercing be included? ]
[ An overview of the
practice of body suspension ]
[ Some facts about body
branding ]
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