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Body Modification

Body modification is the process of changing one's physical appearance. It can be done for cosmetic purposes, religious tradition, self-expression or as a rite of passage.

Common types of body modification include tattoos, piercings and implants.

More extreme forms of body modification include tattooing the eyeballs and splitting the tongue.

Woman unrecognisable after spending £150k on tattoos 'to look like cyborg'
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Lina Lorenzen, a tattoo artist and model, has admitted to spending a whopping £150,000 on 200 tattoos and body modifications to look like a "cyborg" – but she's not done yet
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Student unrecognisable after 'monster' transformation with split tongue and black eyes
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Adult star and tattoo artist Orylan has forked out more than $55,000 on extreme body modifications and tattoos but recently shocked fans by revealing what she used to look like
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'I'm addicted to tattoos but pregnancy will change me – it'll be no ink for nine months'
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EXCLUSIVE: Britain's most tattooed mum has over 800 inkings but is planning to stop her 20 plus years of getting body art as she is trying to get pregnant – with her eighth child
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Tattoo model flaunts ink that covers 98% of skin in seriously sexy microbikini
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Tattoo model Amber Luke isn't shy about flaunting her bold inking collection that sprawls across her entire body – and she recently posed in a teeny bikini
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'People squirm at my "pierced eyeball" – but all is not as it seems'
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Bree, a 28-year-old from Minnesota, left people squirming after sharing a video on social media with a piercing 'through her eye' — but it's not what it seemed to be
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Meet married 'Cherubs of Hell' couple with forked tongue, penis tattoo and skull carving
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Victor Hugo and Gabriela Peralta are the world's most body-modified married couple with their extreme look including eye tattoos, implants, scarification and tongue-splitting
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'People say I'm going to hell over extreme look – but body mods helped me heal'
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Non-binary blogger Jessy Kirkpatrick, who has battled anorexia five times, has spoken about finding empowerment through weightlifting and extreme body modifications
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'Human Satan' amputates three fingers to turn hands into 'claws' in latest body mod op
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Michel Praddo, known more commonly as 'Human Satan', has had his fingers amputated in a bid to turn his hands into claws – and his body mod journey isn't finished
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'Black alien' plans to chop finger for 'claw' hand in extreme body modification
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Anthony Loffredo wants to turn himself into a "black alien" – and the extreme body modification fan revealed his latest plans on Instagram this week... chopping off his fingers
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'Horned' tattooed man with inked eyeballs says he's running to be politician
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Body modification enthusiast Carlos Dehaquiz is covered from head to toe in tattoos and even has silicone implants in his forehead – he's now wanting to be a politician and "make a difference"
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Extreme body modification 'Alien' predicts what he'll look like in 10 years
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Anthony Loffredo, known as the "Black Alien Project", showcased his future look on Instagram which left many fans baffled. The extreme body modification addict has already done 62% of his journey
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Uber driver who covered entire body in horror tattoos unrecognisable before ink
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EXCLUSIVE: Uber driver Caleb Hendrickson has up to 95% of his body covered in tattoos, much to the displeasure of his loved ones. And here he reveals how he looked before the ink.
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'Genderless dragon' plans to chop penis off after not having sex for 10 years
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Tiamat Legion Medusa told the Soft White Underbelly podcast they'll be chopping off their penis as part of their transformation into a 'genderless dragon' who 'doesn't like' sex
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Woman with 'deepest ever' split tongue 'terrifies' viewers with how she eats noodles
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Tattoo artist Vii Duquette filmed herself using her long split tongue to eat a forkful of instant noodles – leaving fans baffled by how "deep" it is split down the centre
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'Black alien' body modification addict shows off extreme look and says 'I'm crazy'
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Anthony Loffredo, known as the "Black Alien Project", has spent decades on his extreme body modifications and tattoos. Now he called himself "crazy" as he showed off his look
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Man on mission to become 'black alien' teases grisliest body modification yet
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An extreme body modification fan who wants to turn himself into a "black alien" revealed his latest plans on Instagram – and they're certainly not for the fainthearted
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'I tattooed my face to become permanent clown – kids are often terrified of me'
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Richie, known as Richie the Barbie, has his nose tattooed red, his cheeks blue, his under eyes adorned with confetti dots, and his mouth grinning from ear-to-ear to make him a 'permanent clown'
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'Black alien' extreme body modification addict looks unrecognisable 10 years ago
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Frenchman Anthony Loffredo, also known as the "Black Alien Project", has spent years on his extreme body modifications and tattoos. Now he shared an epic throwback
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Dad who covered body with tattoos unrecognisable in snaps before extreme inkings
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Dad-of-one Remy loves a throwback on Instagram as it allows fans to see just how far he's come with his incredible tattoo journey. He boasts 215,000 followers on social media
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'I spent £22k on extreme tattoos and my exes hated it – but I got last laugh'
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Mareike's journey with body modification began by having her under tongue pierced at the age of 16 by her friend in a basement. She now has 66 tattoos, two nose piercings, a piercing on her bottom lip and stretched ears
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'I spent £150k to become human cyborg – my horny body modifications always get stares'
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Lina Lorenzen, also known by her moniker Cigno, has spent £150,000 on extreme body modifications across 80% of her body, including having two horns implanted into her forehead
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Extreme body modification addict castrates himself and covers 100% of skin in ink
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Engineer Sporus Meijs, 53, insists he spent the value of a new Audi A5 (£40,000) modifying his body to an extreme level where he's even had his testicles removed
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'Black alien' reconstructs face in extreme body modification – and he's not done
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WARNING - DISTURBING CONTENT: Anthony Loffredo, famously known as the "Black Alien Project", showed off his latest body modification procedure as he told fans he's only "62% done at this point"
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'Inking eyeballs is making me blind but I've no regrets – I'll get tattoos until I die'
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Anaya Peterson is losing her sight due to her eyeball tattoos. She says she doesn't regret the procedure - but admits that there are a few things she would change
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