Body modification (close.: Body modification) name for a whole set of willentlich accomplished changes of the human body, today usually through on it specialized commercial offerers. Contrary to other kinds of the body organization, which changes reach e.g. by superficial painting or by training, Body Modifications are connected and with durable or with difficulty retrogressive with hurting interferences into the substance of the human body to making changes of the body.

The most well-known and form most steeped in tradition in the west are as well as in more recent time Piercings. Beyond that there are further forms of the "Body Modification" however in western countries. Among other things:

• out stamping machines from connective tissue to the employment of decoration with larger diameter.
• stretching certain parts of the body, usually the and the nipples, in addition, the Schamlippen and the Hodensacks.
• the Skarifizierung.
• splitting the fingernail skin.
• splitting the tongue point.
• the Implantieren by silicone or metal objects, in the scene Implants, as for instance mentioned of pyramids or cones at head, chest or other body places (generally beauty-surgical interferences do not belong to like the enlargement of the female chest).
• Change of the Penis, like cutting, Subinzision, Bifurkation.
• the distance of parts or the entire Schamlippen.
• in extreme cases castration, Penektomie as well as the distance of the Klitoris.
• In former times in China also the foot binding.

History

are in Europe already for centuries well-known. With the discovery Polynesiens received the a first upswing. Intimpiercings, which come from the region around the Indian ocean, at Europeans were at that time already accomplished rarely. To end 19. Century experienced the second upswing, which was completely destroyed made however by the two world wars again. After that 2. World war did not give it for short time full-time to Germany and the Piercinghandwerk turned out nearly completely into oblivion.

Only since the 70's 20. Century experienced the a new upswing and for the 80's was again increased gepierct. In the 90's then the Piercing experienced an enormous upswing and other forms of the Body Modification came also to Germany. Today there is a various scene, which is extreme Body Modificationen (tongue splitting, Subinzision) however in Germany still rarely and to North America where itself also the subculture that as far as possible limits a decaying primitive developed.

The largest portal in the Internet about body modification is the Body Modification E-Zine

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