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39 Freaky Tattoo Alternatives

Extreme Body Modifications, from Pierced Eyes to Self-Inflation

— June 20, 2009 — Unique
Brace yourself for some really unique tattoo alternatives. While tattooing has gone through cycles of popularity, it’s never been as extreme as now, a direct reflection of the dire yearning people have to express themselves and stand out from the crowd.

That being said, in a society where big box stores and fast fashion have many people owning the same things, people are starving for change, and for some, the tattoo has become old news. This cluster takes a look at unique tattoo alternatives that guarantee stand-out self expression. (Click away now if you’re squeamish.)
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Body Modifcations With Lasers
Body Modifcations With Lasers
It's Painless on Nails
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Faked Body Mods
Faked Body Mods
Mirage Earplugs Mimic Stretched Lobes
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Magnetic Vision
Magnetic Vision
Subdermal Body Mods by Russ Foxx Give Unusual 6th Sense
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35
Pierced Fashion
Pierced Fashion
Tush Magazine Honors Thierry Mugler in ‘Maintenant, Encore'
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Pierced Watch
Pierced Watch
Does Your Wrist Hurt Yet?
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33
Embossed Bums
Embossed Bums
Ninette van Kamp's Jeweled Undies Put Glass on Your Asset
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Eccentric Eyewear
Eccentric Eyewear
Bringing Sight Through Piercings with Pierced Glasses
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31
Extreme 3D Tattoos III
Extreme 3D Tattoos III
Tentacle Implants
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30
Suspended Self-Portraits
Suspended Self-Portraits
Obscure Specializes in Body Mod Photography
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29
Subdermal Implants
Subdermal Implants
Customize Your Flesh with Body Modifications
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28
Brain Piercings
Brain Piercings
Creepy Body Mod Causes Constant Euphoria
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27
Real Life Cyborgs
Real Life Cyborgs
Pierced Metal Mohawks On the Head Of The Flesh Stappling Inventor
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Forked Human Tongues
Forked Human Tongues
Bizarre Body Mod Craze Splits Tongues for Lizard-Style Lickers
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25
Light Tattoos & Skin Embossing
Light Tattoos & Skin Embossing
Temporary Body Mods by Kye Ok Kim
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Geeky Battle Scars
Geeky Battle Scars
Nerdy Scarification For Really Dedicated Technology Fans
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23
Futuristic Body Mods
Futuristic Body Mods
Sci-Fi Suspension Play & Transplanted Body Parts
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Body Mod Records
Body Mod Records
Jeremy Stroud Gets 1,197 Piercings in One Day
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Pierced Dimples
Pierced Dimples
Pixie Cheeks
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Body Rivets
Body Rivets
Wildcat Skindiver Implants
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19
Extreme DIY Body Modifications
Extreme DIY Body Modifications
Make Your Own Elf Ears
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18
Body Mod For Abnormal Anatomy
Body Mod For Abnormal Anatomy
Webbed Toe Piercing
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17
Artistic Scarring
Artistic Scarring
Are Human Branding and Scarification The New Tattoo?
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Pierced Hands
Pierced Hands
Body Modifications That Feel Great
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15
Tinkerbell Ears
Tinkerbell Ears
Elf Ears On the Rise Among Body Modification Fans (UPDATE)
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14
Self Inflation
Self Inflation
Expanding Body Modifications Raise Skin into Squishy Bumps
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13
Freaky Subdermal Implants
Freaky Subdermal Implants
Body Mods That Literally Get Under Your Skin
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12
Needled Bodies
Needled Bodies
Playful Piercing For Beautiful Temporary Body Modifications
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11
Camouflaging Self-Harm Scars
Camouflaging Self-Harm Scars
Body Reclamation Provides Fresh Slate
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10
Horned Women
Horned Women
La Nega, Argentinean Queen Of Female Body Modification
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9
Human Belly Branding
Human Belly Branding
Is Scarification (Burning Patterns into Skin) the New Tattoo?
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8
Painful Piercings
Painful Piercings
Mr. Tetanus' Extreme Achilles Heel Body Modification
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7
Extreme 3D Tattoos
Extreme 3D Tattoos
Raised Breast Implant Tattoo
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6
Satanic Body Mods
Satanic Body Mods
One Man's Transformation Into A Devil
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5
Extreme Body Modification
Extreme Body Modification
Twin Amputates Arm To Give His Brother Third Arm
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4
3D Body Art (UPDATE)
3D Body Art (UPDATE)
Cosmetic Implants, Raised Tattoos And Other Bizarre Body Modifications
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3
Tattoo-Piercing Hybrids
Tattoo-Piercing Hybrids
Tribal Body Armor Emerges as Brand New Mod
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2
Scars Instead of Tattoos
Scars Instead of Tattoos
Ink-Free Body Art
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1
Extreme Body Modification
Extreme Body Modification
When Rebellion Goes WAY Too Far
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