All articles tagged with #body modification
A Forbes health piece warns that the online ‘Ballmaxxing’ DIY trend—where people use improvised devices to modify the genitals—poses serious health risks, including tissue injury, infection, and nerve damage, potentially affecting long-term sexual function. Medical experts urge against DIY genital modification and advise seeking professional guidance if someone is curious about these practices.
An UnHerd piece examines the cultural fascination with peptide-based body enhancements and the potential health and societal consequences, questioning the long‑term effects of optimization, the costs to public health systems, and the social pressure to alter our bodies in pursuit of a hyper‑enhanced ideal.
A Kansas blogger, Jessy Kirkpatrick, who battled anorexia and trauma, has turned to extreme body modifications, including silicone horn implants, to cope with their mental health struggles. Kirkpatrick claims that weightlifting and body modifications have helped them heal and feel stronger. Despite facing criticism, they believe that self-expression and body modification are personal choices that have positively impacted their mental and physical well-being.
Grimes, the musician and ex-girlfriend of Elon Musk, revealed a massive red-ink tattoo on her leg and thigh, featuring jagged, thorn-like outcroppings in mirror image designs that somewhat resembled the inkblots from the Rorschach test. The tattoo artist, who appears to go by Daniela and seemingly did the work in Los Angeles, shared even more views of the new look to their Instagram account. Grimes already has an extensive tattoo collection and has been open about a desire to continue modifying her body.
Marius Gustavson, a Norwegian man living in North London, is accused of livestreaming the castration of men on his "eunuch maker" website. Gustavson and eight others are alleged to have performed extreme "body modifications" and streamed the clips for paying subscribers. The charges against Gustavson include the removal of a man's penis, the clamping of another's testicles, and the freezing of a man's leg, which required amputation. The case involves as many as 29 criminal offenses and 13 alleged victims. All nine suspects have appeared in court and are set to appear again on April 19.
Marius Gustavson, a Norwegian man living in North London, is accused of livestreaming the castration of men on his "eunuch maker" website, along with eight others, for paying subscribers. Gustavson and the others are part of a subculture of genital "nullification," in which men willingly have their genitals removed to become "Nullos." The charges against Gustavson include the removal of a man's penis, the clamping of another's testicles, and the freezing of a man's leg, which required amputation. The alleged six-year plot is said to have generated £200,000 in income for those involved.