Top Modified People Edit
Gawking at Oddballs

There is a whole counter-culture of people who have tattooed, implanted, and pierced themselves to a degree that can be uncomfortable to look at. Blogger Deputy Dog has compiled his top ten list of self modified individuals with the stories of how they became who they are. Some people want to look like animals, some like having horns or spikes protruding from their skulls, and some try to detract from medical conditions that would garner sideways glances anyway.

The site features website links to many of the people featured. You’ll also find videos highlighting some of them, and other videos of people having their tongues split like a snake or being branded like livestock.

Be forewarned, the images and language are not suitable for children or the faint of heart.

Trend Hunter has featured creepy mutilations in the past, and people who take things to the extreme. Check out pierced watches and eyeglasses below.

Pierced Watch - Does Your Wrist Hurt Yet?

  When MTV featured Trend Hunter, the crowd favourite trend was the pierced glasses that we featured last summer.  Well, now there’s something that blows pierced glasses out of the water: a pierced watch.  The pierced watch is created with a surface piercing under the skin that holds the watch.  The p… [More]

New Glasses Require Pierced Nose

  Two inventors, James Sooy and Oliver Gibson, have created the first Pierced Glasses.  By simply piercing the top of your nose, you can attach a nice hinge in your head for mounting glasses. 
When the inventors were interviewed about whether the pierced glasses are crazy, they suggested, “Paying ...… [More]