Teeth filing and skull deformation are examples of body modification customs that were practiced during the Viking Age.

Esperance Lumineska Fuerzina is officially a two-time Guinness World Record holder. She has the most tattoos and body modifications of any woman in history. Tattoos cover 99.8% of her body, and ...

With 89 body modifications and 99.98 percent of her body covered in tattoos, Bridgeport's Esperance Fuerzina has cemented herself as a two-time Guinness World Record holder. On Aug. 22, the ...

Examples of artificially altered bones belonging to island-dwelling Vikings may be examples of purposeful body modifications, according to a study published in the journal Current Swedish Archaeology.

A man known for his extraordinary body modifications underwent a daring procedure to amputate three fingers, turning them into devilish claws.

Marius Gustavson, who led the extreme body modification ring, is one of six men appealing against the length of their sentences for their role in the enterprise (PA Media) ...