List of people known for extensive body modification

This article is part of the body modification series.

Removal of tissue

Amputation Liposuction Genital Male circumcision Female circumcision Castration Penectomy

Modification of tissue

Piercing Corsetry Tightlacing Foot binding Tongue splitting Genital bisection

Addition to tissue

Implantation Breast implants Pearling Tattooing Scarification

This is a list of individuals known for extensive body modification.

• Fakir Musafar, The father of the modern primitive movement, having exposed himself to body piercing, tightlacing, scarification, tattooing and suspension
• Pete Burns, had extensive polyacrylamide injections into his lips, along with cheek implants, several nose re-shapings and many tattoos
• Elaine Davidson, Brazilian the "Most Pierced Woman" according to the Guinness World Records.^[1]
• The Enigma
• Lolo Ferrari
• Julia Gnuse ("The Illustrated Lady")
• Cindy Jackson, had more cosmetic surgery procedures than anyone else in the world
• Cathie Jung, has the smallest waist in the world as a result of corsetry ^[2]
• Katzen ("Cat woman")
• Tom Leppard, formerly considered by the Guinness Book of World Records to be the world's most tattooed man.^[3]
• Erik Sprague ("The Lizardman"), with sharpened teeth, full-body tattoo of green scales, bifurcated tongue, and recently, green-inked lips
• The Scary Guy, his nose, eyebrows and ears are pierced and tattoos cover 85 percent of his body.^[4]
• Lucky Diamond Rich, holds the Guinness world record as "the world's most tattooed person" as of 2006^[5]
• Hao Lulu, extensive cosmetic surgery in 2003 to alter her appearance, tagged "The Artificial Beauty"
• Horace Ridler ("The Great Omi"), tattooed in a pattern of curved black stripes, often described as zebra-like
• Pauly Unstoppable, the first person to get the white of his eye tattooed^[6]
• Stalking Cat ("Cat man")
• Stelarc, got a cell-cultivated ear implanted into his left arm^[7]
• Jocelyn Wildenstein ("Lion Queen/Cat Woman")
• Heidi Montag, had ten plastic surgeries in one day
• Orlan, French performance artist
• Nina Arsenault, Canadian performance artist
• Steve Haworth
• Rick Genest "Rico" (The Zombie Boy/Rico the Zombie), Canadian artist and fashion model featured on Lady Gaga's album Born This Way. Has his entire head and torso tattooed so as to appear like a decaying cadaver.
• Victor Hugo Peralta and his wife Gabriela were, as of November 2012, the most modified married couple.^[8]
• Maria Jose Cristerna^[9]

Body modification hoax:

• Jasmine Tridevil (real name Alisha Jasmine Hessler), implanting of a third breast^[10][11]

References

1. "Guinness World Records - Human Body - Extreme Bodies - Most Pierced Woman". Guinness World Records. 2001-08-09. Retrieved 2007-08-26.
2. Jung, Cathie. "Cathie Jung".
3. Lucky Diamond Rich is now acknowledged as the world's most tattooed person. Guinness World Records. "Most Tattooed Person". Retrieved 2007-08-21.
4. Windrow, John. (September 1, 1998) Star Tribune. The Scary Guy brings a message of the spirit. Section: Variety; Page 1E.
5. Guinness World Records. "Most Tattooed Person". Retrieved 2007-05-07.
6. Masters, Paul (27 February 2008). "See world's first eyeball tattoo". The Sun. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
7. Performer gets third ear for art BBC News. Last Updated: Thursday, 11 October 2007, 14:49 GMT 15:49 UK
8. Glenday, Craig (2014). Guinness World Records 2014. The Jim Pattison Group. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-908843-15-9.
9. Glenday, Craig (2014). Guinness World Records 2014. The Jim Pattison Group. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-908843-15-9.
10. "Breast Chancer," http://www.snopes.com/photos/bodymods/jasminetridevil.asp, consulted 12/5/2014.
11. http://www.maxviral.com/lifestyle/17-women-wont-believe-exist/17/, retrieved 4-8-2015.