We've published an innumerable amount of features on freaky piercings, body modifications and tattoos, but this array of multifunctional body modifications clusters these innovations in a way you might not have seen.
Each of these piercings, tattoos and body modifications has more than one purpose. There's the artistic expression, of course, but there's also something else. Whether it's connect-the-dots tattoos that are instant time-wasters on long plane rides, large-gauge nose piercings that double as effective knife holders or tattooed magazine issues, these multifunctional body modifications are as incredible as they are unusual.
22 Multifunctional Body Modifications
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Corset Body Piercings (Update)
Jewelry and Body Laces
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Connect-the-Dots Tattoo
Interactive Inking
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Tattooed Watches
Subdermal Implant Keeps Francesco Savini on Time
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Needled Bodies
Playful Piercing For Beautiful Temporary Body Modifications
17
Collaborative Stories on Skin
A Story Tattooed On The Bodies of 2,095 Strangers
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Tattooed Suicide Notes
Man Tattoos a 1920s Psychiatrist's Last Wishes
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Connect-the-Dots Tattoos
Giraffe 'Follow the Numbers' Interactive Body Art (UPDATE)
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Organ Donor Tattoos
Inked Final Wishes
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Futuristic Body Mods
Sci-Fi Suspension Play & Transplanted Body Parts
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Medic Alert Tattoos
Replacing Bracelets With Ink
11
Human Swings
Pierced, Hooked Skin Body Suspension Grows in Practice
10
Multifunctional Nose Piercings
Carrying Cigarettes & Screwdrivers in Your Septum
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Autograph Tattoos
Permanent Inked Celebrity Signatures
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Pierced Fashion
Tush Magazine Honors Thierry Mugler in ‘Maintenant, Encore'
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Engagement Piercings
Alternative Luxury from Johnny Brookheart
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Earlobe Power-Lifters
Pierced Weight-Lifters Use Their Ears as Arms
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Tattooed Magazines
Tare Lugnt Releases Its Third Issue Via Permanent Ink
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Knife Holder Noses
Newest Body Bod Gets Large and Sliced
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Suspended Self-Portraits
Obscure Specializes in Body Mod Photography
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Color-Changing Tattoos
Body Ink to Help Diabetes Patients Monitor Glucose Levels
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Bald Head Billboard Ads
Air New Zealand Seeks Shaven Heads for Ad Tattoos
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Literary Tattoos
Inked Art for Writers and Word Nerds
29 Number and Texttoos
From Megan Fox's Ex Boyfriend Tattoo to Collaborative Story Tattoos
Corset Body Piercings
For The High Fashion Body Mutilator
13 Geektastic Tattoos
From Pacman Levels to RSS Feeds
Piercing Cover Shots
Gisele Bundchen Rocks a Nose Ring on Cover of DT Magazine
Pierced Dimples
Pixie Cheeks
3D Body Art (UPDATE)
Cosmetic Implants, Raised Tattoos And Other Bizarre Body Modifications
Butt Crack Piercing
Barbells for Backs
Body Mod Addictions
Pauly Unstoppable is the World's Most Modified Man
Emotional Healing Tattoos
Inked Breasts To Hide Scars, Celebrate Femininity
Satanic Body Mods
One Man's Transformation Into A Devil
Zipped-Up Tattoos
Inking Zippers to Enhance Scars
Exotic Tattoos
Inked Dedications to Wild Animals for Extreme Nature Lovers
Inked Photo Subjects
Geneva Exhibition Celebrates Etienne Dumont's Tattooed Body
Diamond Defender
Killer Engagement Ring
Horned Women
La Nega, Argentinean Queen Of Female Body Modification
Tattoos of the 7 Deadly Sins
Inked Vices
Corset Body Piercings (Update)
Jewelry and Body Laces
21 Creepy Body Modifications
Braille Tattoos
Body Modifications for the Blind Make Sight and Touch Statements
Tattoo Artists as Novelists
Kat Von D Out Promoting New Book "High Voltage Tattoo"
Connect-the-Dots Tattoo
Interactive Inking
Eccentric Eyewear
Bringing Sight Through Piercings with Pierced Glasses
Kanye West Sells His Head For Ad Space
Random Piercings
Body Mods in Odd Places
Creepy Tattoos
Inked Designs That Freak You Out
Tattooed Typos
10 Reasons to Think Before You Ink (UPDATE)
5 Odd Facial Piercings
Getting Studly
Needled Bodies
Playful Piercing For Beautiful Temporary Body Modifications
Controversial Tattoos
Permanent Social Faux Pas Inking
Surrealist Caricature Tattoos
Inked Tributes to Salvador Dali and His Quirky Work
Inner Arm Canvases
Peaches Geldof Shows Off Tattoos Not Revealed by Ultimo
Pierced Watch
Does Your Wrist Hurt Yet?
Collaborative Stories on Skin
A Story Tattooed On The Bodies of 2,095 Strangers
Tattooing Domestic Pets
Owners Ink Up Cats and Dogs
Cosmetic Transformations
Permanent Make-Up, Post Chemo Eyebrows, Fake Nipples and Scar Tattoos
Painful Piercings
Mr. Tetanus' Extreme Achilles Heel Body Modification
Body Suspension Artography
Manuel Vason Channels Romanticism and Pain in His Photos
Eyelid Piercing
Body Mod For Abnormal Anatomy
Webbed Toe Piercing
Mathematical Tattoos
Formulaic Body Art
Connect-the-Dots Tattoos
Giraffe 'Follow the Numbers' Interactive Body Art (UPDATE)
Organ Donor Tattoos
Inked Final Wishes
Futuristic Body Mods
Sci-Fi Suspension Play & Transplanted Body Parts
Forehead Advertising Pioneer Andrew Fischer is 'Ad' it Again
Pierced Hands
Body Modifications That Feel Great
Futuristic Fashion Editorials
Dazed & Confused Shows 'The Ultimate' Robot Woman
Peculiar Conceptual Tattoos
The Surrealist Ink Work Of Jean-Francois Palumbo
Human Angels
Inking Wings For Spiritual Guidance on Your Back
Skin-Crawling Tattoos
Insect Body Art
Body Mod Records
Jeremy Stroud Gets 1,197 Piercings in One Day
USB Engagement Ring
Swarovski Flash Drive
Futuristic Animal Prints
Beyonce in Thierry Mugler for Marie Claire
Inkless Tattoos
The 'Be Wild' Fake Tattoo Sleeve for the Pain-Fearing Badass
Vegan Tattoos
Animal Friendly Ink
Tetris Tattoos
Geeky Shapes Make Their Way From Video Games to Skin
Multifunctional Nose Piercings
Carrying Cigarettes & Screwdrivers in Your Septum
Eyeball Piercings
The JewelEye Punctures Your Sclera
Toy Suicides
10 Deaths Recreated in Lego
Eccentric Visionary Couture
'Unbelievable Fashion' in Vogue UK
Autograph Tattoos
Permanent Inked Celebrity Signatures
Free Tattoos for Athletes
Vancouver Tat Artist Offers Free Ink for 2010 Olympic Medalists
Body Mod Furniture
Barbells for Walls For the Serious Piercing Addicts
Headvertising
Using Video Helmets for Promotion
Brain Piercings
Creepy Body Mod Causes Constant Euphoria
Controversial Suicide Billboards
Hanging Man Parodies Stock Market
Tattooed Magazines
Tare Lugnt Releases Its Third Issue Via Permanent Ink
Suspended Self-Portraits
Obscure Specializes in Body Mod Photography
Celeb Autographs From A Distance
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