Facial Piercings

Facial Piercings can be varried between the nose, lip, eyebrow and even mouth piercings such as the tongue, smiley, and frowny. These percings are now in place for aesthetic purposes, versus in tribal societies, the piercings have various meanings and performed in various ceremonies.

Scarification

Scarification is a more hardcore body modification of today's society. When scarification was introduced to tribes, it was more of the norm. Many warriors had facial and body scars and brands. Today, many people look down upon the body modification. Asking the person, "What's wrong with you?!" But, in reality, it's just a different form of body modification that is not as well known as the tattoo.

It's bes to get a scarification from and experienced person, versus a do it yourself job. You can encounter so many problems when scaring yourself with a needle, box cutter, etc. If you do not know what you're doing, one wrong cut can be detrimental. Infection can take a serious tole on the body. So, remember that, if you decide upon a new scar. Find a reputable person at a tattoo shop to perform the task for you.

Body Piercings

Piercings are one of the most common forms of alternative body modification. Tattoos being right next door. But, as for piercings, one could go with ear, facial, mouth, genital, and surface piercings. There are variants of each piercing.



Ear piercings can consist of lobe piercings, tragus, cartlige, rook, snug, daith, orbital, and industrial piercings.



Facial piercings can include both facial and mouth piercings. Facial piercings can include medusa, monroe, cheeks, labret, lip, bridge, eyebrow, nose, and septum piercings. Variants of these may include off center labret, lowbret, horizontal eyebrow, vertical labret, and vertical lip. As for mouth piercings, they include tongue, tongue web, and smiley piercings.

Belly Button (Navel) Piercings are a very common piercing amongst young females today. They belly button piercing can be the standard piercing, a bottom belly button, side belly button or true belly buton peircing.



Surface Piercings are a whole other ball game. They are prone to reject if not pierced properly. They MUST be pierced by experienced piercers ONLY! Healing time can be over a year long. The most common surface piercings can include the nape, hip, wrist, and corset piercing.

Alternative

Alternative by defination is a " choice limited to one of two or more possibilities, as of things, propositions, or courses of action, the selection of which precludes any other possibility," as stated by dictionary.com. Although, that is the most popular choice of the definition, there is another. A similar meaning, but not a choice, but more of a different stance, an alternative lifestyle, for example.

Alternative could include various things, images, or ideas. Alternative could include the alternative lifestyle involving tattoos and piercings. It could be that of the study of alternative ideas of the supernatural, myths, and lore.

Alternative is ever changing.