Weird and wonderful body modifications

Modern medicine and tools have made the impossible possible.

January 8, 2017

Bianca Pindral 2 minutes read

This woman who had stars, hearts and other shapes implanted under her skin in a process called subdermal implantation. Photo: Pinterest

Contemporary culture has in recent years shocked many people, as new and dangerous body modification trends have started to take hold in society.

Modern medicine and tools have made the impossible possible as dangerous procedures are now performed without the risks they used to present.

While some seem cringe-worthy, others may create benefits for the person who had them ‘installed’.

Although some people might cringe at the idea of running a scalpel through their tongues, others consider it to be a 'cool' body modification. Photo: We Heart It — Although some people might cringe at the idea of running a scalpel through their tongues, others consider it to be a ‘cool’ body modification.
Photo: We Heart It

Here are some of the strangest body modifications people are able to get:

Tongue bifurcation is a procedure that allows people to have their tongues split in half, making them appear snake-like. The tongue is cut lengthwise from the tip as far back as you want. Although this might not have any benefits, tongue splitting might enable one to do some cool party tricks like licking your bottom and top lip at the same time. Plastic surgeons, body modification specialists and oral surgeons are all able to perform this procedure and the tongue is simply cut with a scalpel or a laser.

Tongue splits do have the ability to grow back together. Once split and properly healed, the person gains control of both sides individually. This is a very popular trend in modern culture.

To see the effects of tongue splitting watch this video:

Subdermal implants involves people placing objects underneath their skin and leaving them there. Doctors are able to implant any object underneath the skin. Metal, plastic, Teflon, silicone and even stainless steel objects can be placed underneath the skin, resulting in a 3D effect. This body modification is the most dangerous as it is considered more or less the same as plastic surgery and the chance of infection after the procedure is greater. Popular shapes people place underneath their skin are stars, skulls, hearts and geometric shapes.

To see how these implants take place, watch:

The medical and scientific world has evolved so much over the last few years that it is even possible to tattoo your eyeball. Yes, it is possible for people to get their eyeballs tattooed. The body modification specialist will tattoo the white of your eyeball in any colour you want. The artist injects coloured fluid into the cornea of the eye, immediately changing its colour. Some people colour the cornea of their eye to reduce the visual appearance of the eye damaging it. Others receive treatment for optical purposes, including decreasing circumstantial glare within the iris. This is an irreversible modification.

Here are some examples of eyeball tattooing: