This site discusses the origins of body modification, and also that it has become a growing trend today with younger generations. It states that although most procedures are similar, sterilization is much better today.
many businesses are not interested in hiring someone with piercings/tattoos all over because it makes them look bad. People know discrimination is illegal, but businesses actually have the right to deny a person like that to maintain their image as a company
This article explains the origin of body piercing 4000 years ago. It goes into the beginning of nose piercing in cultures like India and Asia in the beginning to nipple and genital piercing in today's society
This article first addresses that human suspension is extremely taboo. Although beautiful and peaceful, it is literally suspending a body in the air by hooks through the skin of the back. The writer explains that the initial pain is taken over by a sense of tranquility.
Branding as a form of body modification is more rare according to this article than most other forms. This is because there are few artists with the skill needed to perform the procedure. A branding pen is often used.
The art of scarification through cutting and branding has been a form of body modification since the 1870s. Over the past ten years or so professional scaring has become a popular trend. It is much easier to hide in the workplace and is a beautiful site once healed.
Branding leaves a third degree burn to the skin and can be done with a cautery tool or a method known as striking. Striking seems to be the more painful as a sheet of metal with a design is laid onto the skin and heated with a torch. Cautery is much more precise as a surgical tool is used and the nerve dies quite quickly.
Corset piercings are not permanent. They are surface piercings placed across from each other so that ribbon can be laced through, creating the look of a corset. They are typically placed on the back and at times, on the sides.
