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 ...

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 ...

A few years from now, Grimes may look significantly different than she does now. Yesterday on Twitter, Grimes asked her followers, “2 years ago I made an appt with a great plastic surgeon, thought I ...

An artistic representation of the Gotlant burial of a Viking-era woman with a modified skull Current Swedish Archaeology / Mirosław Kuźma / Matthias Toplak Examples of artificially altered bones ...

There’s a snake in my arm. An Uruguayan body modification addict dubbed a “real-life demon” has divided social media after dropping nearly $6,500 to get “Satanic”-looking serpent implants in both arms ...

The cat got her tongue — and everything else. Thought Toco the human collie was intense? An Italian woman has received a whopping 20 body modifications so she can realize her dream of “transitioning” ...

Toxii, a 31 year old body modification enthusiast, embarked on her transformation journey just four years ago. She has since undergone numerous procedures, some so radical that they required ...