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32 Painful Piercings

From Lip Chain Piercings to Pierced Kittens

— March 20, 2010 — Unique
I never want to get a piercing after checking out all these painful piercings. These are some extreme body mods. Extreme isn't a word I use lightly.

Implications - The rise of the piercing industry has coincided with changes in societal norms that have made these body modifications culturally acceptable in the Western world. While some are considered less deviant than others, the options for facial and body piercings are seemingly endless and reflect a wide variety of personal tastes.

Seriously--a see-through mouth piercing? A pierced hand? Pierced belly buttons, nipples, ears, lips, eyebrows, and the nether regions of a woman I can handle, but these painful piercings take the cake. See for yourself just how epic piercings can be.
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Pierced Pictures
Pierced Pictures
Cut And Nailed Modified Artwork by Dutch Artist Amie Dicke
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29
Pierced Santas
Pierced Santas
Holly Jolly Bodymods and Stretched Ears
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Double-Pierced Lips
Double-Pierced Lips
‘Asta' by Matthias Heiderich Has Tattoos, Piercings & Wheat Fields
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27
Pierced Kittens
Pierced Kittens
Woman Sells Gothic Cats on eBay
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26
Hand-Pierced Map Jewelry
Hand-Pierced Map Jewelry
Hannah Lamb's Personalized Rings Follow Shape of Any Coastline
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25
Body Mod Furniture
Body Mod Furniture
Barbells for Walls For the Serious Piercing Addicts
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24
Pierced Fashion
Pierced Fashion
Tush Magazine Honors Thierry Mugler in ‘Maintenant, Encore'
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23
Pierced Watch
Pierced Watch
Does Your Wrist Hurt Yet?
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22
Unpiercing Surgery Down Below
Unpiercing Surgery Down Below
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21
iPhone Piercings
iPhone Piercings
Ipierce Allows Body Modification Without Pain
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20
Brain Piercings
Brain Piercings
Creepy Body Mod Causes Constant Euphoria
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19
Piercing Veiltography
Piercing Veiltography
The Herring & Herring 'Bound' Editorial for Zink Magazine
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18
Lip Chain Piercing
Lip Chain Piercing
OakNYC.com Punks Out With an Edgy Jason Eric Hardwick Shoot
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17
Earlobe Power-Lifters
Earlobe Power-Lifters
Pierced Weight-Lifters Use Their Ears as Arms
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16
Using Shock for Event Publicity
Using Shock for Event Publicity
Berlin Tattoo and Piercing Convention
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15
Multifunctional Nose Piercings
Multifunctional Nose Piercings
Carrying Cigarettes & Screwdrivers in Your Septum
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14
Extreme Advertising
Extreme Advertising
Coke Zero's Tongue-Piercing in Brazil
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13
Pierced Dimples
Pierced Dimples
Pixie Cheeks
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12
Body Rivets
Body Rivets
Wildcat Skindiver Implants
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11
Body Mod For Abnormal Anatomy
Body Mod For Abnormal Anatomy
Webbed Toe Piercing
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10
Piercing Cover Shots
Piercing Cover Shots
Gisele Bundchen Rocks a Nose Ring on Cover of DT Magazine
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9
Painful Mouth Piercings
Painful Mouth Piercings
Getting Your Uvula Pierced is the Next Big Thing
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8
Eyelid Piercing
Eyelid Piercing
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7
Pierced Hands
Pierced Hands
Body Modifications That Feel Great
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6
Corset Body Piercings
Corset Body Piercings
For The High Fashion Body Mutilator
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5
Needled Bodies
Needled Bodies
Playful Piercing For Beautiful Temporary Body Modifications
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4
Painful Piercings
Painful Piercings
Mr. Tetanus' Extreme Achilles Heel Body Modification
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3
Butt Crack Piercing
Butt Crack Piercing
Barbells for Backs
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2
Tattoo-Piercing Hybrids
Tattoo-Piercing Hybrids
Tribal Body Armor Emerges as Brand New Mod
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1
See-Through Face Mods
See-Through Face Mods
The Clear Lens Facial Piercing is a Giant Expander
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