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One of the most common kind of body decoration is the Tattoo. Tattoos have been performed since before the second millinium B.C., so it's not excactly a new trend. These two are a couple of the more imaginative tattoos.

Henna tattoo, also known as Mehndi. Application of henna as a temporary form of skin decoration, in South Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Somalia as well as expatriate communities from these areas. It is typically employed for special occasions, particularly weddings. It is usually drawn on the hands and feet, where the color will be darkest because the skin contains higher levels of keratin which binds permanently to lawsone, the colorant of henna. The tradition of Henna started in India in the early days when bridal decoration was scarce. Henna was used as a form of decoration mainly for brides.

A more extreme form of body decoration is Scarification. There are various forms of scarifications:

Branding is making a mark, usually a symbol or ornamental pattern, by burning it into the skin, with the intention that the resulting scar makes it permanent. This is performed using a hot or cold iron.

Carving is removal of skin, leaving deep scar in the cutted pattern. There is a specific procedure to remove the skin. At first, the area where the carving is to be done is properly cleaned. After that, the design is drawn on the skin. The design is then outlined until the right depth is reached. Then the skin is removed using dissection clamps.


Piercings is the practice of puncturing or cutting a part of the human body, creating an opening in which jewelry may be worn. It is not excactly a new trenad either, some say the first recordings were approximately 4,000 years ago. Piercings are now made almost everywhere on the body, the most common is ear piercings, more extreme ones are piercings in genitals or a special one like this one.

Implants. Cutting the skin open to place various forms of implants under the skin. They can be place everywhere you want them on your body, some men even get little beads operated into their penis! And yes, it is on purpose that I don't have photos of that here!


There are lots of other ways to modify your body.



Splitting your tongue is one.
Doing more than one modification also seem to be pretty popular.

Are there body decorations or modifications I have forgotten?