Body modification is the intentional and often permanent alteration of the human body for aesthetic, cultural, ritual, sexual, or personal reasons. In kink and fetish contexts, body modification can be used to express identity, enhance sensation, mark ownership, or fulfill fantasies involving control, transformation, or erotic display. It can be done purely for aesthetic reasons, or in response to a fetish like stigmatophilia.
Types of Body Modifications
May include:
- Piercings (e.g., genital, nipple, facial)
- Tattoos
- Branding or scarification
- Genital beading (pearling)
- Subdermal implants
- Corset training (tightlacing)
