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Ok, so this probably isn’t actually an Aztec symbol for a scarab, but it is by John Joyce who owns and operates Scarab Body Arts in Syracuse, NY

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Jackie Rabbit is in the kitchen and she’s brewing up a big pot of cover-ups.

Jackie works at Star City Tattoo in Roanoke, VA.

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It’s tricky to see, but those bumps you see on KeighlaNight’s torso are actually subdermal implants, 4 domes on each side.  Personally I’m a big fan of the Super Famicom controls she has on her hips.

The implants are by Shawn O’Hare and the tattoo on her abdomen is by Casey Meservey from Phat Kat tattoo.

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For the video game geek that has everything, a UV palm tattoo of our favorite space invader.

Palm tattoos are notoriously tricky to heal, and tend to fade faster than other tattoos.  Let’s hope this one manages to stick around.

Tattoo by Rich Milne from Studio XIII in Edinburgh.

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If you look at the picture carefully after a few seconds you can see a phone in the background.

Piercings by Chris Saint from Third Eye Tattoo in Santa Clarita, CA.

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With this client being deaf, Nick Bertioli had to rely on sign language and lip reading in order to communicate.  While the language barrier may have been a problem, it isn’t evident on this tattoo.

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We received this request for help in a research project and we are passing on the information to our readers. Please note that this is not something we at BME are conducting but rather a research project being conducted by a member of BME.

I’m a member of BME and currently doing research on body modifications. Our research has been featured in the news both nationally and internationally, including the BBC.

The purpose of the research is to collect as many images of body modifications as possible that we will use to research how common certain modifications are. While there is a lot of literature on why people acquire a body modification in different groups of society, hardly any articles are published on what type of body modifications and designs are common in different age groups, geographical areas, sexes, etc. When we know that, we can use that knowledge in disaster victim identification and the investigation of unknown victims e.g. to predict where the victim was from, what kind of work he was doing, age group etc. It will also help us to establish the prevalence of a specific tattoo design for example by looking how many times similar designs can be found in our database. This will assist in establishing stronger support for identification when other data is not available such as DNA. So far, our preliminary findings show an interesting relationship between employment and tattoo design as well as country of residence and tattoo design.

The research is completely voluntary and participants can withdraw at any time. Those who wish to participate also have to tick a consent box if they wish to take part in the research.

The research is approved by the University of Dundee’s ethics committee and we are therefore bound to strict data protection rules and research guidelines. I am the only person who can see the personal details of the participant submitting the body modification image. We may share the images with the other partners in our project to develop separate aids for use in disaster victim identification, but they will not get the personal data of any of the participants nor will they get an image unless the participant has given specific consent to share this. We will use the personal data only for my research and participants are not required to give their name or email. Therefore I do not know the person’s identity. It is also important to note that none of the images will be used for policing purposes simply because we don’t have permission to do so. The database will only be used to classify body modifications and establish their prevalence to assist in identifying victims of disasters or unidentified bodies.

If you wish to participate or find out more information, you can visit the website at bodymodresearch.com.

Carving someone’s name into a tree is one thing.  Carving someone’s name, and the tree, in flesh is another thing altogether.

This particular carving was done by Richard ‘Effin’ Ivey.

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To finish off today’s scarification marathon we go back to the beginning with another fantastic scar/brand combo from Brian Decker.  I had to shrink it down to fit on the page, so head over to Brian’s gallery to see the full sized image.

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Back to the good ol’ U S of A for this scar by the legendary John Joyce.  John works out of his studio, Scarab Body Arts, located in Syracuse, NY.

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We head down to Australia for the next stop on today’s scarification marathon.  This one was done by Joeltron at First Blood.  It may be hard to see in the photo, but all of the puzzle lines have been cut, not tattooed.

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Next up for today’s scarification marathon is this chest scar from Kalima, at Kalima Emporium in Sussex, UK

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This week has been pretty tattoo heavy on ModBlog so to make up for it, today will be all scars.  Starting off is a scarification piece over blackwork from Mr. Decker.

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..To Michael!

Today’s final post is another tattoo by Zoran, which captures the feel of that Playstation commercial perfectly.

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This piece by Grisha Maslov shows just how awesome abstract tattoos can be when you think outside the box.

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Here’s another tattoo by Zoran.  This one shows off just how realistic an animal portrait can be, especially a colour portrait.

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For a split second I was going to credit this tattoo to Joeltron, when I realized that Joel uploaded this because it’s on his own back.  I’m guessing that the artist is Naithsolution, given the watermark in the corner, and it was done at First Blood in Australia.  As for the subject matter, anyone who has suspended will easily identify this as a rigging plate and carabiner.

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Zoran from Hautwerk in Austria tattooed this demonic face on the hand of one of his clients.  This is actually the first tattoo by Zoran that I’ll be posting.  Check back in later today to see what else is in store.

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Nick Bertioli doesn’t often do facial tattoos, so when he does do one, it’s bound to be something special.  Nick did the key and the lettering “Libertad”, while the other tattoos are by other artists.

Nick works at Eurotribal in Paris.

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I know it’s a little too soon to be posting another Guess What? but I think this one may leave a few of you scratching your heads.

Think you know what it is?  Take a guess and read on to see if you’re right.

If you guess any form of genitals..   you’re wrong!

It’s one of a pair of sub-clavicle piercings that Gergely Komáromi from Swastika Tattoo in Hungary did.  According to the comments these are the first sub-clavicle piercings done in Hungary.  You can check out the entire procedure in the deep chest piercing gallery.

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