A 22-year-old body modification addict has had a whopping 20 procedures so she can realize her dream of “transitioning” into a cat.

A Brazilian body-modification enthusiast has been dubbed “the devil” after horrifying followers with his latest act of self-mutilation. Fernando Franco de Oliveira, who hails from São Paulo ...

Queer body modification is a site for investigating the possibilities and limitations of agency in body practices. This article considers the use of new and recirculated body modification technologies ...

Think of any part of the human body that can be stretched, pierced, mutilated or removed altogether, and someone, somewhere has done it.

This article examines how mainstream media frame and represent cosmetic surgery, tattooing, and body piercing as methods of body modification. Through an analysis of seventy-two newspaper articles on ...