Oh no, itchy tattoo phase..

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It's difficult to take a proper photo of your own right arm..

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Tattoo Day!

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𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗮
Possibly the earliest ever human bone modification has been discovered in China, challenging our understanding of ancient Chinese burial practices. What drove this unprecedented cultural shift?
#bodymodification #ancientchina #neolithic #AncientHistory #AncientOrigins
https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/human-bone-modification-liangzhu-00102181

extreme #Bodymodification, Amputation als sexuelle Stimulation https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/04/nhs-surgeon-legs-removed-jailed-fraud

Ex-vicar sentenced for performing extreme body modification and possessing indecent images

Geoffrey Baulcomb, a former vicar from East Sussex, was sentenced to three years in prison after admitting to causing grievous bodily harm (GBH) by performing a dangerous and unauthorized body modification on a man using scissors. The procedure, which took place on January 4, 2020, was captured in a... [More info]

Retired Vicar Sentenced for Role in Extreme Body Modification Ring

Reverend Geoffrey Baulcomb, a retired Church of England vicar, was sentenced to three years in prison after admitting to his involvement in an extreme body modification network known as the 'Eunuch Maker'. Baulcomb, 79, was found to have a disturbing video on his mobile phone of a body modification ... [More info]

The Ancient Art and Intimate Craft of Artificial Eyes
Eye makers for millennia have been trying to re-create the expressionist power of the human body’s most complex and emotionally meaningful visible organ.
By: Dan Roche
https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-ancient-art-and-intimate-craft-of-artificial-eyes/
This article is adapted from Dan Roche’s book “Eyes by Hand: Prosthetics of Art and Healing.”

There's also this photo essay we did of the process of creating my own prosthetic eyes

Part 1: Kestrell and Alexx go to the Ocularist
https://kestrell.dreamwidth.org/56868.html

Part 2: Kestrell and Alexx return to the ocularist
https://alexx-kay.livejournal.com/289581.html

#EyesByHand #EyeProsthetics #Prosthetics #BodyArt #BodyModification #AncientMedicine #ToBeRead

It's really nice to pop in to see my tattoo artist and end up getting a bunch of hugs from everyone.

For someone who grew up being very bullied for not being a cool kid or fitting in anywhere, it feels healing.

#BodyMod #BodyModification #tattoo #piercings #alt #goth

In Peru’s Colca Valley, parents shaped infants’ heads to echo sacred peaks, crafting identity in bone. New research links head-binding to personhood, privilege, and power. #Bioarchaeology #Andes #Archaeology #BodyModification #Culture https://www.anthropology.net/p/shaping-the-self-how-andean-head

@thomas_klopf Ah, that's why the current work to develop Foreheadlamps, an array of infrared illuminators implanted in one's forehead! Those with larger foreheads will have an advantage.
#BodyModification #infrared

I just saw a ouija board lower back "tramp stamp" tattoo, and honestly.. I don't know how I feel about it.

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