Modification Around the World

Modification Around the World: Piercings of the Gods

Most of us know by now that various types of body modification have existed for thousands of years, but there may be something even more amazing that links all of the cultures on this earth to each...
Modification Around the World

Modification Around the World: Ear Piercing in Orissa

We all know that ear lobe piercing is the most common form of body modification worldwide, and depending on the country, piercings of the ear cartilage fall somewhere in the top three most prevalen...
Modification Around the World

Modification Around the World: Whiskers in the Amazon

Piercings around the nose and mouth are common even in Western culture, and all have been assigned their names accordingly; labret, monroe, medusa, septum… But what about piercings that are so uniq...
Modification Around the World

Modification Around the World: Nose Piercing in India

According to historic record and compiled modern statistics, piercing of the nostril is the second most prevalent piercing practiced globally, falling short only to piercing of the ear lobe.  But d...
Modification Around the World

Modification Around the World: Septum Piercing in New Guinea

Septum piercing has recently been on a meteoric rise in popular Western culture, with the trend of smaller gauge septum piercings for women being fed largely through music culture and celebrity pie...
Labret and Monroe Piercings

Modification Around the World: Lip Stretching in Ethiopia

In the United States, the UK, Australia, and other Western countries, the stretching of lip piercings is something fairly new, but in other areas of the world, lip stretching has been practiced for...