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, ...

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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 ...

The outside of 10th Street Tattoo on E. Carson Street in Pittsburgh's South Side on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released its first ever guidelines on minors ...

In an effort to resemble anything but a human, one self-proclaimed body modification addict has transformed their face with implants, tattoos, piercings and ink injections. Danny Englert’s obsession ...

It was only three years ago, and Pamela Graboso still can’t remember what she said to irritate her professor. “I guess she didn’t like me, you know, beggars can’t be choosers,” said the recent New ...

Tattoo, skin implant and body piercing fans from around the world have gathered in Caracas for a four-day event celebrating extreme body modification at the Venezuela Tattoo Expo. Tattoo, skin implant ...

Michele Mancii, 28, went to university to study to become an accountant – but he quickly realised office life wasn’t for him. Instead, he started to pursue becoming a professional piercer, inspired by ...

An 18-year-old woman with over 20 facial piercings and tattooed eyeballs says that she doesn’t regret any of her modifications. Body-modification lover Chiara, from Rome, got her first piercing when ...

The earliest evidence of facial piercing in Africa has been discovered in the skeletal remains of a young man who lived around 12,000 years ago. After reanalyzing the teeth of the man, researchers ...