Chinese influencer spends $560,000 on acid injections to get eight-pack abs — are they really safe?

A Chinese influencer reportedly spent over $560,000 on hyaluronic acid injections to create an \"eight-pack\" abs illusion.

Chinese influencer spends $560,000 on hyaluronic acid injections for controversial 'eight-pack' abs—here are the health risks explored

Chinese influencer Andy Hao Tienan spent a staggering $560,000 on hyaluronic acid injections to create an "eight-pack" abs.
New York Post

I had a fake heart implanted into my hand — extreme body modification is my passion

The way to her heart is through her hand. A woman from suburban Houston had a silicone heart embedded in her left hand to add to her unique look. Orylan, 24, had already had her tongue split, her eyes ...
Newsweek

Vikings May Have Practiced Body Modification As ‘Rite of Initiation’

Researchers have shed fascinating new light on the unusual practice of permanent body modification during the Viking Age, which in some cases, may have been practiced as a "rite of initiation". It was ...
New York Post

I’m turning into a human cat — I had my first body modification at 11

The cat got her tongue — and everything else. Thought Toco the human collie was intense? An Italian woman has received a whopping 20 body modifications so she can realize her dream of “transitioning” ...
Science Daily

Findings on T cell exhaustion: The body prepares early for mild to severe disease

Even in the case of uncomplicated infections, the body prepares itself early on for the possibility of a more severe course. A research team has now uncovered this mechanism. The scientists showed ...