Extreme skin piercings.

[Baitball Blogger]

I can't post pictures because the photos are very disturbing. This goes beyond the nose rings and other modest piercings that are quite common. Extreme piercings go well beyond that, and to me, I wonder if there is a hidden purpose that should be explored.

One man had two-inch open wide rings on each cheek, exposing his teeth and gums. Another had a piercing on the bridge of his nose, revealing the start of his septum bone. Some other guy put the damn thing through his calf muscle. What is that?

I can, possibly, understand that the people who do this might be artists and this is the way they express themselves. So, there is monetary value in their expression. But I couldn't help wondering if this was also a modern form of self-mutilation, cutter-style?

[Fla Dem]

1. Penis, vagina and boob piercings are a thing too.

https://info.painfulpleasures.com/blogs/psychology-body-modification

The Psychology of Body Modification
By laura on Extreme Body ModsPiercingsTattoosGeneral

People have been modifying their bodies for a variety of reasons for thousands of years--reasons like aesthetic enhancement, spiritual enlightenment, signifying social status, and marking major life milestones. Despite their rich history, modifications ranging from piercings to tattoos, brands to implants and beyond have at times been viewed by many as a form of self-mutilation and a sign of underlying psychiatric issues. It's true that some people who desperately want to change their appearances, whether with plastic surgery or extreme body modification, do have issues like body dysmorphic disorder and need mental health intervention. That may have been the case with the Stalking Cat, Dennis Avner (shown right), who sadly committed suicide in November 2012. However, mentally unstable body mod enthusiasts like the Stalking Cat represent a very small percentage of the masses who seek out varying forms of body modification today. If body mod enthusiasts aren't all mentally ill, what's driving them to do things like get dermal implants, stretch their lobes, get tattooed or branded, or even go to the extremes of modifying themselves to look like other creatures ranging from cats and lizards to elfin sprites and split-tongued, horned demons?

More at link.

Interesting article.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. Very interesting.

[Fla Dem]

3. Just an FYI. I have my ears pierced. NOTHING else. LOL.

[Baitball Blogger]

4. I had mine double pierced when I was younger.

Not a great job the first time and had to do it again after they healed.

[Fla Dem]

5. I have a S-I-L who has 3 piercings in each ear.

It looks really nice.


This isn't her.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

6. I thought stalking cat

Was just beautiful.

One day I want to catify myself as a horned,rainbow colored feline person.

It's my dream to be that beautiful like a cat.