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Body modification (or body alteration) is the permanent or semi-permanent deliberate altering of the human body for non-medical reasons, such as spiritual, various social (markings), BDSM "edgeplay" or aesthetic. It can range from the socially acceptable decoration (e.g., pierced ears in many societies), to the overtly religiously mandated (e.g., circumcision in a number of cultures) to corporal punishment, to provocative statement by the rebellious (e.g., tongue splitting). Some even get ph ...
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Resources
- American Society for Dermatologic Surgery
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons
- Body Piercing and Tattoos: More Than Skin Deep (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Can I Get HIV from Getting a Tattoo or through Body Piercing? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Dermabrasion (American Society For Dermatologic Surgery)
- Find a Dermatologic Surgeon (American Society For Dermatologic Surgery)
- Is Body Piercing Safe? (Nemours Foundation)
- Is Tattooing Safe? (Nemours Foundation)
- JAMA Patient Page: Body Piercing (American Medical Association)
- Laser Applications (American Society For Dermatologic Surgery)
- Oral Piercing and Health (American Dental Association) - Links to PDF File
- Piercing and Tattoos (Medline Plus)
- Piercing and Tattoos (National Institutes of Health)
- Researchers Find Tongue Piercing Could Lead to Gum and Tooth Problems (American Academy of Periodontology)
- Tattoo (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
- Tattoo Removal (American Society For Dermatologic Surgery)
- Tattoo Removal (American Society For Dermatologic Surgery)
- Tattoos and Permanent Makeup (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, OPHS, HHS)
- Temporary Tattoos and Henna/Mehndi (Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition)

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