Body modification is a biological and physical change in the human body that violates the existing body structure through surgical, genetic, plastic, biological correction.
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In different countries, body modifications were used to emphasize differences between people, indicating status, rank or other position in society. Later, modifications were used for identification (for example, a tattoo in the army) or as a decoration. In popular culture, for example, in computer games Deus Ex, Prototype, Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy, they help the main characters get out of difficult situations.
Types of surface and internal body modifications
- Tunnels in earlobes, lips, cheeks.
- Tattoos
- Electronic tattoo ;
- Tattoo indicator ;
- Xueqing ;
- Piercing
- Ear piercing ;
- Permanent makeup ;
- Eyeball tattoo ;
- Discoloration of the iris ;
- Microdermals , skin divers ;
- Implants
- Magnetic implants ;
- Biohacking ;
- Grinding ;
- Injection implants ;
- Scarring ;
- Belly button stitching (umbilicoplasty) ;
- Plastic surgery , breast augmentation , lip augmentation or enlargement , limb lengthening ; Gender change
- Scarification
- Branding (branding) , Burning on the body with nitric acid, Burning on the skin with a glass ball, lens or laser (solar branding) ;
- Neck extensions ;
- Artificial deformation of the skull ;
- Foot bandaging , surgical foot reduction;
- Artificial deformation of limbs , Artificial curvature of the spine ;
- Drilling and carving on nails ;
- Modifications of teeth : fangs, piercing, sharpening, braces, inlay, drilling, blackening, knocking out, rhinestones, veneers, lumineers, “cat's teeth” of yob (artificial curvature of teeth);
- Surgical modifications: circumcision , dissection of the tongue , phrenectomy , subincision , supercision , supercision , dissection of the penis , elven ears, castration, nullification (penectomy), removal of the clitoris, restoration of virginity, removal of the phalanx of the finger.
- Permanent jewelry .
- Body-building
There are also short-term modification types:
- Hanging
- Play corset
- Play piercing
- Selfharm
Tattooed ankles
Ear piercing and stretching
Naskai altered skull, 200-100 centuries BC
Subcutaneous implant
Tongue split
Scarring
Teeth with braces
Murcia woman wearing a labial plate in Ethiopia
Padaung woman with neck rings
Persons known for body modification
- Rick Genest
- Pete burns
- Eline Davidson
- Vladimir Franz
- Dennis Avner
- Julia Gnuse
- Cindy Jackson
- Cathie jung
- Tom Leppard
- Enigma
- Lucky Diamond Rich
- Eric Spreg
- Hao Lulu
- Heidi Montag
- The Scary Guy
- Jocelyn Wildenstein
See also
- Body art
- Morphological freedom
- Comprachikos
- Transhumanism
- Body positive