She altered her body — and upped her body count. A Russian mom who’s modified her appearance by shaving her head and adding dozens of tattoos and piercings says her one-night-stands adore her ...

Anthony Loffredo, who calls himself the “black alien,” removed his ears, nostrils and even a few fingers; sharpened his teeth and dyed them purple; and covered his body in extreme tattoos. Now the ...

Caitlin Cartwright says branding "is absolutely safe as long as it is with an experienced, professional artist." Amber Luke has a split tongue, lip tattoo, gauged ears, tattoos on nearly every part of ...

Cultures around the world still honor ancient traditional practices of body modification, or the intentional and often irreversible alteration of the skin. For many practitioners, body modifications ...

DULUTH — Black Label Tattoo and Piercing welcomed a special guest recently. Famous body modification artist Steve Haworth visited the shop Aug. 1-5, taking several appointments for extreme services ...

Researchers have shed fascinating new light on the unusual practice of permanent body modification during the Viking Age, which in some cases, may have been practiced as a "rite of initiation". It was ...

Pedro Henrique Silva dos Santos has been modifying his appearance for many years, but it's not until recently that he ...

In Los Angeles some people drive miles to find an empty beach where they can relax, read, and smear sunscreen in privacy. Not me. I crave a crowded shoreline. Since lockdown I find myself desperate to ...

Marcelo "B-boy" De Souza Ribeiro has had his left hand surgically almost cut in half. The Brazilian told Insider the three procedures were "smooth, quick, and not painful." The procedures lasted one ...

Some years ago, I was asked to provide the Bible’s “opinion” on the subject of tattoos. What was once somewhat uncommon in the local community surrounds us these days. I find it appropriate to revisit ...