When many of us think of implants, we think first of cosmetic implants like breast augmentation, calf implants and posterior implants. Did you know, however, that there are a number of other implants done for medical purposes to enhance a patient's health? From artificial corneas to solar-powered retinal implants, blind and sight-challenged individuals have an increasing number of options to augment their vision.
There are also several technologies currently in development that will revolutionize the way medicine is delivered to the body. We'll be able to take our meds through our teeth and even remotely with microchips.
Check out some of the other bizarre but incredible implant innovations below.
29 Bizarre Implant Innovations
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Extreme 3D Tattoos
Raised Breast Implant Tattoo
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Implants at 14?
Ali Lohan's Boob Job a Bad Example For Teens
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When Butt Implants Go Wrong
Woman Bummed After Surgery
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My Free Implants
Website Dedicated to Free Implants
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Extreme 3D Tattoos III
Tentacle Implants
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Inflatable Breast Implants
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Speedy Plastic Surgery Part III
Cheek Implants in 30 Minutes
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Body Rivets
Wildcat Skindiver Implants
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Subdermal Implants
Customize Your Flesh with Body Modifications
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Natural Breast Implants Soon Within Grasp
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Online Boob Funding (UPDATE)
MyFreeImplants Funded 11 Surgeries Last Month
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Nano Tech Detects Bone Growth
Superior Orthopedic Implants
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Magnetic Implant in Hand
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Solar Powered Retinal Implants
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Auto-Erotic Implants
"Sex Chip" Makes Achieving the Big O Easy
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Neuticles
Testicular Implants For Neutered Pets
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DIY Picture Implants
Photofunia
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Performance Art Surgery
Stelarc Implants Ear in Forearm For Internet Broadcasts
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Implant Restores Sight to the Blind
Artificial Cornea
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Take Your Medication Via Tooth Implant
IntelliDrug
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Camera Implants For Insects
Cyborg Spy Flies
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Bionic Eyes 2.0
Retinal Implants Go High-Def
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Skin Antennas
Wireless Connection for Medical Implants
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Drug-Delivering Implants
MIT & MicroChips Testing MEMS For Meds
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Study: Cell Phones Unlikely to Cause Cancer
Breast Implants, Coffee Safe Too
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Smart Drug Implants
Corroding Biobattery Delivery
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Drugs On Demand
MIT Develops Implantable Remotely Activated "Micro-Pharmacy"
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Control Your Poo With a Surgically Implanted On/Off Switch
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Scientific-Grade Smart Rings
The 'Iris' Smart Ring Offers Actionable Insights into Health
Smart Safety Helmets
SmartHat is the Construction Wearable of the Future
AI-Powered Architectural Footwear
Str4ngeThing Envisions a Set of Renaissance Architecture Shoes
Bacteria-Stitched Lab-Grown Shoes
Modern Synthesis Uses Plant Waste to Grow Microbial Textiles
Productivity-Focused Smart Glasses
The ASUS AirVision M1 Has Dual 1080p Micro OLED Displays
Multipurpose Diagnostic Health Monitors
Withings BeamO Shows Off a Four-in-One Design at CES 2024
Discreetly Connected AR Sunglasses
Everysight Maverick AR Glasses Have a Sony microOLED Display
Wellness Bone Conduction Wearables
The 'Era Sync' Wearable Device by Luca Persico is Futuristic
AI-Generated Real-World Transformations
AI-Artist Who Gives a Unique Design to Real Objects
3D Designer Headset Concepts
The A. EYE AR Glasses by Ho Hyun Rim Help Creative Professionals
3-in-1 Lip Devices
Amorepacific's Lipcure Beam is a CES 2024 Innovation Award Winner
AI-Generated Retrofuturistic Objects
Vadim Sadovski Uses Midjourney AI for This Series
Electronic Eyebrow Makeup Applicators
L'Oréal Brow Magic Debuted at CES 2023
Connected Menstruation Products
The Emm Smart Menstrual Cup is Integrated with Biosensors
AI-Powered Healthcare Pods
CarePods are the World's First Artificial Intelligence Doctor's Offices
Virtual Piercing Apps
The Face Piercing App Uses AI & Facial Recognition to Visualize Piercings
Biodegradable Smart Glasses Frames
Morrama's Issé Design is a Forward-Looking Concept
Autofocus-Providing Eyewear
This High-Tech Eyewear Boosts Focus On Objects In Your Central View
AI-Powered Tattoo Printers
LG H&H's Imprintu is a Portable Device for Printing on Skin or Clothing
AI-Powered Boxing Bags
The Bhout Bag Fuses Elements of Fitness and Gaming
Bio-Enhanced Skincare Ranges
Orveda's Signature Products are Powerful and Effective
Fluidless Scent-Releasing Facemasks
Hong Kong Researchers Developed a Smart Mask Using Wax Pads
Digital Sustainable Food Solutions
Special Projects Debuts Eco Lenses to Help with Decision-Making
Educational Exploration Binoculars
The Conceptual 'BINO' Mixed Reality Device Works in Many Ways
Sustainable Insulin Pump Concepts
The Ingo Device Concept Assists with Glucose Monitoring
Illuminated eSports Earbuds
The Conceptual Cyberpunk Earbuds by Tim Chen are Gaming-Ready
AI Pet Care Apps
Healthcare App TTcare is a CES 2023 Innovation Awards Honoree
AI-Assisted Ceiling Lights
Mati Papalini and Marko Filipic Design an AI-Assisted Lamp
Advanced Heart-Tracking Patches
This Wearable Ultrasound Patch Envisions Real-TIme Heart Scans
Wearable At-Home Body Scanners
ZOZOFIT Brings Cutting-Edge Tech to the Homes of Consumers
Stunning 3D-Printed Sunglasses
John Mauriello Drew Inspiration From the Four Elements
LiDAR-Powered Visual Impairment Headsets
.lumen Glasses Guide Wearers with Haptic Feedback
Futuristic Rave-Ready Glasses
AMBUSH Launches a Collection of Alien Sunglasses for Rave-Goers
AI-Fueled Wearable Pins
The Humane AI Pin is Packed with Various Assistive Tech Tools
Open-Source AI Eyewear
The Frame Glasses by Brilliant Labs Boast a MicroLED Display
Living Biome Skincare
BIOJUVE Optimizes Skin Health on and Below the Surface
AI-Enabled Brain Implants
Northwell Health's Team Develops a Brain Implant Technology
AI-Fuelled Everyday Smart Classes
Meta and Ray-Ban Join Forces on the Meta Smart Glasses
Eye-Adorned Furry Mules
ESENES WORLDWIDE Launches the Unconventionally Stylish Eyeball Mules
Strabismus-Correcting Headsets
The Conceptual 'SWP' Headset by Haechan Ryu is Noninvasive
Animal-Identifying Binoculars
Swarovski Optik AX Visio Binoculars Has Integrated AI at CES 2024
Mixed-Reality Blood Donations
Abbott Unveiled a Mixed-Reality Experience at CES 2023
Miniature Air Purifier Robots
Sang il Shin Designs the Small PLANI Robot Concept
Neurodegenerative Disease-Detecting Earbuds
These High-Tech Earbuds Can Spot Signs Of Alzheimer's
Historic Fashion Try-Ons
The Design Museum's London Fashion Exhibition Integrates AR Mirrors
Temporary Tooth Tattoos
Hismile's SmileStika Enhances Teeth with a Touch of Whimsy
Connected Monitoring Bandages
This Smart Wound Bandage Prototype Monitors for Infection
Hands-Free Reading Devices
The Sol Reader is an E-Ink Goggle Presented During CES 2023
Microcurrent Smoothing Devices
Foreo's BEAR 2 eyes & lips Supports Younger Eyes & Fuller Lips
Dual-Display Smartphone Concepts
The Conceptual iPhone Vision by Antonio De Rosa is Robust
AI-Powered Health Offices
Forward Health Debuts a New Self-Contained Doctors Office
Immersive Lighting Installations
Occhio Spotlights Innovation & Imagination with New Installation
Affordable 3D-Printed Prosthetics
The 'Lunet' Mechanical Prosthetic by David Edquilang is Advanced
AI-Enabled Smart Eyewear
Lyte 2.0 ChatGPT-Enabled Smart Eyewear Enhances Daily Life
Biotech-Based Skincare Systems
iuno's Personalized Skincare System Starts with a Finger Prick Test
Naturalistic Biophilic Lamp Designs
The Bioo Lamp Turns On and Off by Touching the Succulent
Soft Brain-Computer Interface Concepts
Researchers at MIT and Harvard Develop a Hydrogel Scaffold
AI-Backed Supplement Development
Biomdrin's New Technology Pairs Optimal Ingredients Together
Tongue-Controlled Digital Interfaces
The 'MouthPad' Allows Hands-Free Control Of Digital Devices
Audio-Amplifying Glasses
Nuance Glasses Help Those with Hearing Loss
Healthcare Assistant Robots
Enchanted Tools' Miroki and Miroka Were Presented at CES 2024
AI-Powered Wearables
The Ai Pin Debuted at the Coperni 2024 Spring/Summer Show
Artificial Intelligence-Powered Pet Feeders
The Furspark Big Eye Smart AI Pet Feeder is Innovative
Botanically Enhanced Anti-Aging Pearls
Yves Rocher Has Launched the Illuminating Cure
AI-Powered Ergonomic Workplace Vests
The German Bionic Smart SafetyVest Monitors the Wearer
Motivational AI Health Apps
The Basys.ai Diabetes Control App Uses a Human Avatar for Motivation
AI-Generated Cancer Exhibitions
Gallery of Hope Uses AI to Picture Patients' Future Memories
Y2K-Inspired Tooth Jewelry
FACULTY Tooth Gems Come in Six Color Options
Wearable Robotic Medical Technology
Researchers Built a Technology That Helps People with ALS
AI-Enabled Smart Bandages
This Flexible Bandage Helps Monitor Wound Healing Proactively
Biomimicry Bird-Like Drones
The Bionic Bird X-Fly Drone Soars, Dives and Flutters Through the Air
AR Selfie Booths
BBC's Pop-Up Booth Lets Passersby Try on Augmented Reality Animal Masks
Syringe-Based Billboards
Dove's Injectable Billboard Addresses Toxic Beauty Standards
Microcurrent Facial Tools
The Joey Healy Face Renovation Device Arrives for Summer
Compartmentalized Robotic Delivery Vehicles
The 'Buzzy Bot' by Marko Lukovic Has a Geometric Form
Wireless Tongue-Operated Trackpads
Augmental Unveils its New Product Dubbed MouthPad^
Ailment-Identifying Mirrors
Anura MagicMirror Can Detect Fever, Hypertension, and More
Immersive Virtual Television Experiences
Television for Apple Vision Shapes the Future of TV
Athletic Training Eyewear
'FalconFrames' Track Eye Movement During Visual Training
Digital Wellness Supplements
Lightbody's Total Eye Health Soft Gel Enhances Visual Function
Revolutionary Insulin Capsules
This Capsule is Designed to Allow For Oral Insulin Delivery
IoT-Connected Traffic Beacons
This Traffic Beacon Concept Changes According to Needs
AI-Generated Selfies
DreamBooth Creates Realistic Images Based on a Set of Photos
Bendable Battery Designs
Anthro Energy's Flexible Battery Was Showcased at the Beacon Exhibition
Wearable Ultrasound Patches
Researchers Have Developed a Way to Offer Real-Time Heart Scans
Thermoregulating Robotic Beehives
This Gadget Helps Keep Honeybee Colonies Warm During Cold Snaps
Exclusive Ski-Inspired Eyewears
Brain Dead and Oakley Factory Team Launch First Eyewear Collection
Portable Holographic Displays
Looking Glass Go Shares Memories as 3D Holograms, Not Photos
Science-Backed Facial Duos
The Instafacial Collection Rejuvenates Skin with "Power Molecules"
Spiralled Shape Contact Lenses
Researchers Unveils the Spiral Diopter with Various Focal Points
Intuitive Virtual Health Advisors
Blue Healthcare's BlueDoctor AI Revolutionizes Virtual Visits
VR-Based Pain Solutions
Smileyscope Uses VR to Improve Pediatric Needle Experiences
Joystick-Controlled Photographic Pills
This Pill Camera Can Take Images For Endoscopy Procedures
Clot-Inducing Synthetic Injectables
These Injectables Could Save Lives By Triggering Blood Clots
Electric Pulsed Brain Implants
Inner Cosmos Unveils a New Brain Computer Interface Design
Blood Clot-Relieving Millirobots
These Experimental Robots are Designed to Navigate Blood Vessels
AI-Powered Drug Research
Xaira Therapeutics Uses AI to Help with Drug Development and Discovery
Invisibility-Illusion Portable Cloaks
The Invisibility Shield Co. Relies on Science
Patented 3D-Printed Bone Implants
Particle3D's 'P3D Bone' is an Implant Designed for Each Patient
Wearable Health-Management Sunglasses
The 'iSportWear' from 'ITRI' Monitors Physiological Data
Heart-Monitoring Earbuds
Sennheiser's New Innovation are Revolutionizing Audio Technology
Robotic Breast Examinations
University of Bristol is Experimenting with a Robot Breast Examiner
Beetle-Inspired Sustainable Planters
The Fog Smart Hydroponic Planter Leans on Biomimicry
Adaptive Reading Sunglasses
32N Sunglasses by Deep Optics Seamlessly Switch Betwee Modes
AI-Powered Smart Bird Feeders
Bird Buddy Unveils its New Feeder that Can Identify Species
PTSD-Aiding Wearable Technology
Bio Ware is a New Gadget that Helps with Treating PTSD
Flexible-Designed Eyewear
Flying Eyes Optics Launches Comfortable Eyewear for New Markets
Attention-Grabbing Hearing Aids
The Overtone Hearing Aid Fashionably Reimagines the Device
Medicine-Inspired Artful Shows
Beverly Fishman Presents the Something for the Pain Exhibition
Transplantable Coral Systems
This System Enables Transportation Of Nursery-Grown Corals to Reefs
3D-Printed Bone Implants
BellaSeno's 3D Manufacturing Process Results in Safe Medical Implants
Biology-First Lighting Designs
BIOS Designs the SKYVIEW Lights Simulating Natural Light
Scuba-Centric Reading Glasses
This Underwater Eyewear Helps Deep-Sea Divers Enjoy Clearer Vision
Spinal Graft-Assisting Systems
Kleiner Device Labs Receives a Patent for the KG2 Surge Flow System
AI-Powered Visual Support
Be My Eyes and Microsoft Use AI to Help Blind and Low-Vision Customers
Wearable Neuromodulation Systems
Avation Medical Secures Funding for U.S. Launch
Biomaterial Color-Changing Installations
Crafting Plastics Studio Presents the Sensibiom 2 Exhibit
Smell-Oriented Virtual Masks
The City University of Hong Kong Designs a Wearable Smelling Gadget
Four-Armed Surgical Robots
This Robot Lets Surgeons Use Their Arms & Feet to Control Procedures
Appetite-Curbing Vibrating Pills
This Pill Stimulates the Stomach's Stretch-Sensitive Receptors
Edge AI Surgical Clinics
Moon Surgical Uses Innovative Edge AI for Surgeries
X-Ray Vision Headsets
MIT Scientists are Working on a New X-AR Headset to See Through Objects
Digital Eye Health Preservation
Blink Eye Uses the 20-20-20 Rule to Reduce Strain
Cancer-Detecting Smart Bras
Kemisola Bolarinwa Pioneers a Smart Bra to Detect Breast Cancer
Esports Wellness Platforms
Ninja Labs and Vivior Launch the 4SIGHT Wellness Platform
Multidirectional Miniature Robots
This Robotic Bee Can Infiltrate Highly Compact Spaces
IVF-Supporting Medical Devices
This Device Carries Out Sperm Selection to Boost IVF Cycle Success
Biocompatible Printing Inks
UpNano and BIO INX Debut a New Bio-Ink for Organ-on-Chip Bioprinting
Food-Monitoring AI Cameras
Imperial College London Presents its New CoDiet Camera
Inflated Vibrant Futuristic Buses
Midjourney Helped Create the Mutated School Bus Design
Augmented Reality Microscope Prototypes
Google Prototypes an ARM with the Department of Defense
Blink-Moisturizing Contacts
Terasaki Institute Develops a Brand New Contact Lens Solution
FDA-Approved BBS Medications
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Launches the IMCIVREE® Medicine for BBS
Eye Strain-Reducing Plug-Ins
Blinko Can Improve Eye Troubles with Just a Few Minutes Every Day
Human Hair-Made Prosthetic Nipples
BioProsthesis Caters to Breast Cancer Survivors
Early Diagnosis Tools
machineMD is Tool for Early Diagnosis of Brain Tumors and other Diseases
Extra-Gentle Eye Care Solutions
These New Biotrue Products Come in Two Varieties
Facial-Tracking Sonar Glasses
Ruidong Zhang Works on a New Technology Dubbed the EchoSpeech
Synthetic Fiber Heart Valves
The Wyss Institute at Harvard University Work on an Artificial Heart
Bulbous Ultrasonic Patches
MIT Works on a New Bubble-Like Patch that Uses Ultrasonic Waves