Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. A Kansas blogger branded “ugly” after spending $12,000 on body modifications says the extreme alterations make them feel beautiful and confident. Jessy ...

A vertical lip piercing, also known as a vertical labret, is done by inserting jewelry through the middle of your lower lip. Although it is a popular practice, a vertical lip piercing can come with ...

A snake bites piercing is a double lip piercing that sits near the outer corners of the lower lip’s edge. As the name suggests, the placement of the piercing resembles a snake bite. The name “snake ...

I’ve been in love with body modifications ever since I can remember. Although I had my ears pierced since I was a baby, my body mods journey didn’t actually start until I got my second holes done when ...

Tongue and lip piercings are seen with increasing frequency in dental practice. A variety of complications involving these ornaments (some even life-threatening) have been described. Clinicians should ...

To provide safe and effective care for patients with body piercings, nurses must become more knowledgeable about this increasingly common practice. Competent nursing care is more than simply noting ...