Cultures around the world still honor ancient traditional practices of body modification, or the intentional and often irreversible alteration of the skin. For many practitioners, body modifications ...

Talk about an extreme body mod. Corneal tattooing is not only possible, but it has been known and done now for over 2,000 years — it became almost commonplace in the late 19th century and into the ...

How do the Baule see scarification and body ornamentation? Vogel explores these phenomenon with respect to Baule aesthetics and society as a whole rather than as differentiating "marks of civilization ...

After a bumpy start, a Republican state senator worked on a bipartisan bill to update the laws governing tattoos, piercing and scarification. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access ...

After a bumpy start, a Republican state senator worked on a bipartisan bill to update the laws governing tattoos, piercing and scarification. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get ...