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Man has entire inner ear removed in controversial body modification procedure. A Swedish body modification artist performed a ...

Aug. 22 (UPI) --A Connecticut woman earned two Guinness World Records by covering 99.98% of her body in tattoos and having 89 body modifications. Esperance Lumineska Fuerzina, 36, of Bridgeport, was ...

A Connecticut Army vet has taken home two Guinness World Records after inking and modifying 99.98% of her body — and is still carving out space for more. Esperance Lumineska Fuerzina officially became ...

In the realm of extreme body modifications, few individuals have taken it as far as Michel ‘Diabao’ Praddo. The 49-year-old Brazilian — renowned for his remarkable transformations and known as the ...

A medical look at unusual and extreme body modifications and how they are performed.

Amber Luke got about 98 percent of her body tattooed ...

A cosmetic surgery expert breaks down extreme body modification trends inspired by the Barbie aesthetic ...

Body modification encompasses a wide array of intentional alterations of the human form, including tattooing, piercing, scarification, cosmetic surgery and implant procedures. Once largely confined to ...

The 31-year-old says her ear has already been 'f**ked up twice' as she's flown to Europe for body modification ...

I got my first tattoo in December. I'm now up to seven — with more planned. I put off getting my first tattoo for years because I didn't feel ready. It felt like my body didn't belong to me. I ...

The history of our obsession with tiny waists, from corsets to the Kardashians. This corset was designed around 1851 by Madame Roxy Caplin with minimal, flexible boning to achieve fashionable curves.