List of body modifications
This page contains a list of body modifications. == Explicit ornaments == Body piercing – permanent placement of jewelry through an artificial fistula; sometimes further modified by stretching Ear piercing – the most common type of body modification Pearling – also known as genital beading Neck ring – multiple neck rings or spiral are worn to give the effect of stretching the neck (in reality lowering the collarbones) Tattooing – injection of a pigment under the skin Teeth blackening Eye tattooing – injection of a pigment into the sclera Extraocular implant (eyeball jewelry) – the implantation of jewelry in the outer layer of the eye Surface piercing – a piercing where the entrance and exit holes are pierced through the same flat area of skin Microdermal implants Transdermal implant – implantation of an object below the dermis, but which exits the skin at one or more points == Subdermal implants == Subdermal implants – implantation of an object that resides entirely below the dermis, including horn implants == Removal or split == Hair cutting Hair removal Genital modification and mutilation: Female genital mutilation Clitoral hood reduction – removal of the clitoral hood Clitoridectomy – removal of the clitoris Infibulation – removal of the external genitalia (and suturing of the vulva) Labiaplasty – alteration (removal, reduction, enhancement, or creation) of the labia Circumcision – the partial or full removal of the foreskin, sometimes also the frenulum Foreskin restoration – techniques for attempting the restoration of the foreskin Emasculation – complete removal of the male genitalia (orchiectomy plus penectomy) Genital frenectomy Meatotomy – splitting of the underside of the glans penis Orchiectomy – removal of the testicles Penectomy – removal of the penis Subincision – splitting of the underside of the penis, also called urethrotomy Nipple removal Nipple splitting Nullification – the voluntary removal of body parts.
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