A Brazilian body-modification enthusiast has been dubbed “the devil” after horrifying followers with his latest act of self-mutilation. Fernando Franco de Oliveira, who hails from São Paulo, first ...

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 body-modification addict claims that he’s “harassed” in the street after having both his nose and nipples removed in the name of body art. “People love hating anything different,” Odin, who goes by ...

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 ...

Body modifications and piercings have been a part of human culture for millennia, serving as rites of passage, symbols of status, or expressions of identity. Piercings hold a special place, with roots ...

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 ...