Types of Body Modification

Fat transfer breast augmentation can be too much for the average Jane to afford. In fact, the cost of this procedure can range from $5,000 to $10,000. Since your body will reabsorb the fat in time, this means additional $5,000 to $10,000 for repeat surgeries.

Basically, anything that you do to your body to alter the way that it naturally appears is a body modification, so it includes body building, hair dye, and plastic surgery. More "punk" or alternative means of altering one's body, including tattoos, piercings, scarification, various implants, ear shaping, etc., are also considered body modifications.

Proto Nazca deformed skull, c 200-100 BC. Landesmuseum Württemberg deformed skull, early 6th century Allemannic culture. An anatomical illustration from the 1921 German edition of Anatomie des Menschen: ein Lehrbuch für Studierende und Ärzte with Latin terminology.

Scarification a form of language not readily expressed, except through extensive and intricate greetings, gives the ability to communicate fully which is a key element for being considered as a normal member of the group. Scarification is usually more visible on darker skinned people than tattoos.

In body modification, an implant is a device is placed under the human skin for decorative purposes. Such implants may be subdermal or transdermal. In the context of body modification, some may consider injections of silicone and other substances a type of implant as well.

For my tattoos, I use an aftercare routine very similar to yours…although I switch to a mild lotion about 3 days after doing A&D. I use this method regardless of what artists is tattooing me, as over the years I’ve found it to work the best for my body.

Body modification is a way of changing one’s appearance, usually permanently, in an enhancing or decorative manner. Most people might associate the process with piercing or tattooing, or possibly cosmetic surgical procedures such as breast augmentation.

Tongue Splitting, also known as Tongue Bifurcation, is a type of body modification where the tip of the tongue is cut at the center to as far back as preferred to achieve the look of a forked tongue.