List of people known for extensive body modification

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This is a list of individuals known for extensive body modification.

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B[]

  • Martina Big
  • Pete Burns, had extensive polyacrylamide injections into his lips, along with cheek implants, several nose re-shapings and many tattoos

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D[]

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F[]

G[]

  • Rick Genest "Rico" (The Zombie Boy/Rico the Zombie), Canadian artist and fashion model featured on Lady Gaga's album Born This Way. Had his entire head and torso tattooed so as to appear like a decaying cadaver.
  • Julia Gnuse ("The Illustrated Lady")
  • Matt Gone

H[]

  • Neil Harbisson has an antenna implanted in his skull and a compass implanted inside his knee.[3]
  • Steve Haworth
  • Victor Hugo Peralta and his wife Gabriela were, as of November 2012, the most modified married couple.[4]

J[]

  • Cindy Jackson, had more cosmetic surgery procedures than anyone else in the world
  • Maria Jose Cristerna[5]
  • Cathie Jung, has the smallest waist in the world as a result of corsetry [6]

K[]

L[]

  • Tom Leppard, formerly considered by the Guinness Book of World Records to be the world's most tattooed man.[7]
  • Hao Lulu, extensive cosmetic surgery in 2003 to alter her appearance, tagged "The Artificial Beauty"

M[]

  • Heidi Montag, had ten plastic surgeries in one day
  • Fakir Musafar, The father of the modern primitive movement, having exposed himself to body piercing, tightlacing, scarification, tattooing and suspension

O[]

  • Orlan, French performance artist

R[]

S[]

  • Shawn O'Hare (Body Modification artist)[8]
  • Erik Sprague ("The Lizardman"), with sharpened teeth, full-body tattoo of green scales, bifurcated tongue and green-inked lips
  • The Scary Guy, his nose, eyebrows and ears are pierced and tattoos cover 85 percent of his body.[9]
  • Stalking Cat ("Cat man")
  • Stelarc, got a cell-cultivated ear implanted into his left arm[10]

T[]

  • Sahar Tabar, Iranian artist, used makeup and photoshop to post distorted images of herself. In December 2020, she was sentenced to ten years in prison for these activities.[11]

W[]

  • Kevin Warwick, a scientist, in 1998 became the first human to experiment with an RFID implant. He followed that up in 2002 by having a 100 electrode array implanted in his nervous system.[12]
  • Jocelyn Wildenstein ("Lion Queen/Cat Woman")

Body modification hoax:

  • Jasmine Tridevil (real name Alisha Jasmine Hessler), implanting of a third breast[13][14]

References[]

  1. ^ "Guinness World Records - Human Body - Extreme Bodies - Most Pierced Woman". Guinness World Records. 2001-08-09. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
  2. ^ Guinness World Records. "Most Tattooed Person". Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2007-05-07.
  3. ^ Stix, Madeleine. "World's first cyborg wants to hack your body". CNN. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  4. ^ Glenday, Craig (2014). Guinness World Records 2014. The Jim Pattison Group. pp. 46. ISBN 978-1-908843-15-9.
  5. ^ Glenday, Craig (2014). Guinness World Records 2014. The Jim Pattison Group. pp. 47. ISBN 978-1-908843-15-9.
  6. ^ Jung, Cathie. "Cathie Jung".
  7. ^ Lucky Diamond Rich is now acknowledged as the world's most tattooed person. Guinness World Records. "Most Tattooed Person". Archived from the original on 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
  8. ^ http://bodymodsbyshawn.com/phone/index.html[dead link]
  9. ^ Windrow, John. (September 1, 1998) Star Tribune. The Scary Guy brings a message of the spirit. Section: Variety; Page 1E.
  10. ^ Performer gets third ear for art BBC News. Last Updated: Thursday, 11 October 2007, 14:49 GMT 15:49 UK
  11. ^ Wintour, Patrick (11 December 2020). "Iranian teenager who posted distorted pictures of herself is jailed for 10 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  12. ^ Warwick, K.; Gasson, M.; Hutt, B.; Goodhew, I.; Kyberd, P.; Andrews, B.; Teddy, P.; Shad, A. (2003). "The Application of Implant Technology for Cybernetic Systems". Archives of Neurology. 60 (10): 1369–73. doi:10.1001/archneur.60.10.1369. PMID 14568806.
  13. ^ "Breast Chancer," http://www.snopes.com/photos/bodymods/jasminetridevil.asp, consulted 12/5/2014.
  14. ^ http://www.maxviral.com/lifestyle/17-women-wont-believe-exist/17/, retrieved 4-8-2015.
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