Demand for scarification in Moscow has risen by 20% and men are paying around £19 per centimetre to look more brutal and ...

The internet, of course, changed everything: You can chat and connect with anyone from your computer. And in 1994 – more than a decade before Facebook launched – body modification enthusiasts started ...

people interested in body modification – not just tattoo and piercing enthusiasts, but those drawn to more unusual practices like ear pointing, tongue splitting, suspension, scarification and ...

Headphones on, music blaring, I sat tight-lipped and anxious; the only writer in a room full of glaring fashion students, all ...

Ancient Marks: The Sacred Origins of Tattoos and Body Marking features enlarged photos ... depict traditional tattooing and scarification techniques from a diverse group of cultures. Inked and scarred ...

Getting a tattoo generally involves some pain, but the location and your personal tolerance will affect how much it hurts. Getting tattooed on an area with little fat, many nerve endings ...

Border patrol officers announced the capture of another suspected member of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua in California, who was sporting signature tattoos linked to the notoriously violent ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Researchers have used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru ...

These images and accounts were then vetted by BME members. While tattoos and piercings might seem fairly common today, this was less true when BME was getting its start in the mid-1990s.