DULUTH — Black Label Tattoo and Piercing welcomed a special guest recently. Famous body modification artist Steve Haworth visited the shop Aug. 1-5, taking several appointments for extreme services ...

Editors Note: This story was written before COVID-19 had an impact on Iowa City. The piercing shops mentioned are temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Are you ready?” he asked me, ...

Cultures around the world still honor ancient traditional practices of body modification, or the intentional and often irreversible alteration of the skin. For many practitioners, body modifications ...

Man has entire inner ear removed in controversial body modification procedure. A Swedish body modification artist performed a ...

The Aztec rulers often expressed their power with body modification, such as labrets pierced through the lower lip. The Metropolitan Museum of Art recently acquired a spectacular example of this ...

There’s a snake in my arm. An Uruguayan body modification addict dubbed a “real-life demon” has divided social media after dropping nearly $6,500 to get “Satanic”-looking serpent implants in both arms ...

I want to thank my nose piercing for the confidence boost. As a young lady, I feel expected to have a physical trait I am unhappy with. For me, I have never liked my nose. After years of contemplating ...

Body modifications and piercings have been a part of human culture for millennia, serving as rites of passage, symbols of status, or expressions of identity. Piercings hold a special place, with roots ...

A chilling new trend is burning its way through social media feeds, and it's as dangerous as it sounds. Known as freeze branding, this extreme form of body modification involves pressing frozen metal ...