body modification

Body Modifcation is apart of a western way of life. keeping upto date with the latest hair styles, piercing ears, and other body parts, tatooing etc ... . I cut my hair regularly and have pierced my ears and i find it perfectly normal, however many people have "extreme" forms of Body Modification. In the lecture, i was shocked but incredibly intrigued, because the pictures were more graphic then i expected. However the insight as to why people go to such lengths to modify thier body's was really interesting and eye opening. On the internet there is a vast sum of pages dedicated to the topic and yet many people have little knowledge on the topic.

here are some links and pictures on the topic :http://www.bodymod.org/home.asp