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60 Insane Body Modifications

From Subdermal Implants to Tinkerbell Ears

— February 19, 2011 — Unique
This top list of insane body modifications is full of extremely transformed people. Piercings are no longer simply for the ears and tattoos seem too tame compared to some of these featured mods.

Tongue splitting, ear shaping and horn implants are just some of the wild body modifications you'll find in this top list. If you're looking for inspiration for your next transformational makeover, these eccentric features are just what you need.

Implications - Consumers are resorting to body modification as a method to express their individualism. Consumers want to feel as though they're unique in comparison to their peers. As such, corporations may consider offering personalized customization options for their goods.
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Performance Art Surgery
Performance Art Surgery
Stelarc Implants Ear in Forearm For Internet Broadcasts
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Double-Pierced Lips
Double-Pierced Lips
‘Asta' by Matthias Heiderich Has Tattoos, Piercings & Wheat Fields
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Magnetic Implant in Hand
Magnetic Implant in Hand
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Hear like a Deer
Hear like a Deer
Dr. Says Pointy Ears Work Better
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Ear Sculpting Surgery Gains Popularity
Ear Sculpting Surgery Gains Popularity
Spock Ears Beautiful?
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Surface Weaving
Surface Weaving
Using the Body as a Tapestry Canvas
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52
Connect-the-Dots Body Mods
Connect-the-Dots Body Mods
The Incredible Multi-Point Industrials by Evolution Piercing Studio
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51
Camera Head Implants
Camera Head Implants
Professor Wafaa Bilal to Stream Live Images to Quatar Museum
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50
Knife Holder Noses
Knife Holder Noses
Newest Body Bod Gets Large and Sliced
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Pierced Watch
Pierced Watch
Does Your Wrist Hurt Yet?
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48
Microchipping Body Mods
Microchipping Body Mods
Subculture Devotees Flock to the Human Microchip Implant
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Studded Body Canvases
Studded Body Canvases
Johnny Needles Lets You Wear Your Heart On Your Back
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Eccentric Eyewear
Eccentric Eyewear
Bringing Sight Through Piercings with Pierced Glasses
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45
Avant-Garde Facial Accessories
Avant-Garde Facial Accessories
The Interestingly Odd Jewelry Designs of Imme van der Haak
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LED Tattoos
LED Tattoos
Silk Silicon Chip Implants Turn Your Arm Into a TV
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Extreme 3D Tattoos III
Extreme 3D Tattoos III
Tentacle Implants
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Salicylic Scarifications
Salicylic Scarifications
Body Modifications Using Acid Scientists Would Approve of
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Subdermal Implants
Subdermal Implants
Customize Your Flesh with Body Modifications
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Brain Piercings
Brain Piercings
Creepy Body Mod Causes Constant Euphoria
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Facial Piercing All-Stars
Facial Piercing All-Stars
The Piercing King Has Over 300 Holes
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Real Life Cyborgs
Real Life Cyborgs
Pierced Metal Mohawks On the Head Of The Flesh Stappling Inventor
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Armored Body Mods
Armored Body Mods
A Stunning Music Video for 'Doubt' by Delphic
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Forked Human Tongues
Forked Human Tongues
Bizarre Body Mod Craze Splits Tongues for Lizard-Style Lickers
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Belly Button Removal
Belly Button Removal
The Latest in Radical Body Modification
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Futuristic Body Mods
Futuristic Body Mods
Sci-Fi Suspension Play & Transplanted Body Parts
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Immortalized Body-Mod Icons
Immortalized Body-Mod Icons
Ripley's Builds an Army of Lizard Men Modeled After Erik Sprague
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Sewn-On Thigh-Highs
Sewn-On Thigh-Highs
Priscilladavanzopics Secures Her Tights By Stitching into her Skin
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Multifunctional Nose Piercings
Multifunctional Nose Piercings
Carrying Cigarettes & Screwdrivers in Your Septum
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Pierced Dimples
Pierced Dimples
Pixie Cheeks
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Reptilian Body Mods
Reptilian Body Mods
The Lizardman Has Made a Career Out of His Unusual Look
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Extreme DIY Body Modifications
Extreme DIY Body Modifications
Make Your Own Elf Ears
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Body Rivets
Body Rivets
Wildcat Skindiver Implants
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Body Mod For Abnormal Anatomy
Body Mod For Abnormal Anatomy
Webbed Toe Piercing
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Finger Piercings
Finger Piercings
An Uber Permanent and Modern Way to Wear a Wedding Ring
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Eyeball Jewelry (UPDATE)
Eyeball Jewelry (UPDATE)
The ‘JewelEye' Piercing Will Pimp your Sclera
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Artistic Scarring
Artistic Scarring
Are Human Branding and Scarification The New Tattoo?
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Painful Mouth Piercings
Painful Mouth Piercings
Getting Your Uvula Pierced is the Next Big Thing
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Eyelid Piercing
Eyelid Piercing
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Pierced Hands
Pierced Hands
Body Modifications That Feel Great
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Tinkerbell Ears
Tinkerbell Ears
Elf Ears On the Rise Among Body Modification Fans (UPDATE)
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Bumpy Body Modifications
Bumpy Body Modifications
Alex Finch Dons Intense Raised Pokeball Tattoos
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Corset Body Piercings
Corset Body Piercings
For The High Fashion Body Mutilator
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Self Inflation
Self Inflation
Expanding Body Modifications Raise Skin into Squishy Bumps
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Freaky Subdermal Implants
Freaky Subdermal Implants
Body Mods That Literally Get Under Your Skin
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Needled Bodies
Needled Bodies
Playful Piercing For Beautiful Temporary Body Modifications
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Becoming Cyborg
Becoming Cyborg
Samppa von Cyborg Aims to be World's Most Extreme Freak (UPDATE)
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Horned Women
Horned Women
La Nega, Argentinean Queen Of Female Body Modification
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Painful Piercings
Painful Piercings
Mr. Tetanus' Extreme Achilles Heel Body Modification
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Blinding Body Modifications
Blinding Body Modifications
Zygzag's Mouth Plates Have Impaired His Vision
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Extreme 3D Tattoos
Extreme 3D Tattoos
Raised Breast Implant Tattoo
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Satanic Body Mods
Satanic Body Mods
One Man's Transformation Into A Devil
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Extreme Body Modification
Extreme Body Modification
Twin Amputates Arm To Give His Brother Third Arm
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3D Body Art (UPDATE)
3D Body Art (UPDATE)
Cosmetic Implants, Raised Tattoos And Other Bizarre Body Modifications
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Tattoo-Piercing Hybrids
Tattoo-Piercing Hybrids
Tribal Body Armor Emerges as Brand New Mod
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Scars Instead of Tattoos
Scars Instead of Tattoos
Ink-Free Body Art
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Extreme Body Modification
Extreme Body Modification
When Rebellion Goes WAY Too Far
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See-Through Face Mods
See-Through Face Mods
The Clear Lens Facial Piercing is a Giant Expander
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Random Piercings
Random Piercings
Body Mods in Odd Places
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