In a previous PT blog-post, I challenged you to consider whether body piercing and tattooing are forms of self-expression or self-mutilation. I would now like to focus on an even more fascinating (pop ...

Throughout history, body piercing has been a symbol of beauty, sexuality, ritual initiation and rites of passage. Mayan royalty had their tongues and genitals pierced; during the Victorian era, many ...

Selecting an appropriate body piercing serves as more than purely decorative. A piercing’s position on the face will create either an enhancing effect or a balancing effect that alters total facial ...

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