The continuing popularity of body modifications.

The one strange aspect of the modern way of life is the growing number of people that are acquiring body modifications there are also a number of people who go for extreme body modifications.

Of course the most popular kind of body modification is the tattoo and it is has been around for a long time, although the technology used has obviously changed over the years. Once the preserve of sailors and tribesman, tattoos are becoming more and more popular than ever before amongst people from all walks of life.

Body modification doesn’t conclude with tattooing or piercing because there are now many more different and extreme kinds of body modifications out there.

There are some kinds of body modifications that involve the damaging of the skin and one such body modification is known as branding. In the same way that ranchers brand their cattle for identification purposes, people are getting their skin scalded with a design of their choosing. The process of branding is done in exactly the same way as on cattle, by the placing of red hot metal against the skin and this causes a burn mark that when heals leaves behind the design chosen.

There are some more different and less painful methods of showing your individuality and these involve using items such as organic plugs and something known as ear stretching. Ear stretching is where someone takes a normal sized ear piercing and stretches it by the means of inserting bigger and bigger inserts or gauges.

The popularity of body modifications comes from its position as a demonstration of uniqueness, but no matter what type of body modification you eventually settle on you have to make certain that you remain safe and reduce the risks connected to infections by giving your body modification the attention it deserves.

The joys of ear stretching

Hey girls are you considering some type of body modification anytime soon? If the answer is yes, then you may well be considering just getting a tattoo or maybe even an intimate piercing. If that is so then you may want to consider an alternative, one that is fast becoming more and more popular and it is called, ear stretching.

You may not have discovered ear stretching yet but it is a kind of body modification that has actually been in vogue for a while and in fact it has been practiced in some parts of the world for centuries.

You are probably wondering what goes on and how you go about ear stretching. To begin with you will need to get a standard ear piercing and then wait for it to heal before you can commence the ear stretching process.

It is also known as gauging and this name comes from the different sized inserts that you need to insert to make the hole bigger. This needs to be done in small steps to prevent damage to the ear lobe that could remain permanent. The normal size to begin with is 0.8 millimeters to 1 millimeter in diameter however; you can maybe get away with starting as high as 1.3 millimeters. Once you have got started then you can begin to make use of bigger and bigger gauges until you reach the size you want.

Here is some aftercare advice that will help you to avoid the problems that can arise with earlobe stretching:

To stop infections happening, then it may be a good idea to keep washing the earlobe with an anti-bacterial soap. Also try to soak your earlobes in a warm water solution and some salt to reduce the risk even further.

Remember to rotate the gauge each day to prevent it from becoming sticky and crusty, and never skip a size.