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Nullification – the voluntary removal of body parts. Body parts that are commonly removed by those practicing body nullification include the penis, testicles, clitoris, labia and nipples. Sometimes people who desire a nullification may be diagnosed with gender dysphoria, body integrity identity disorder or apotemnophilia. [9]
Body modification (or body alteration) is the deliberate altering of the human anatomy or human physical appearance. [1] In its broadest definition it includes skin tattooing, socially acceptable decoration (e.g., common ear piercing in many societies), and religious rites of passage (e.g., circumcision in a number of cultures), as well as the modern primitive movement.
Shawn O'Hare (Body Modification artist) [9] Erik Sprague, "The Lizardman", (born 1972) with sharpened teeth, full-body tattoo of green scales, bifurcated tongue and green-inked lips; The Scary Guy, his nose, eyebrows and ears are pierced and tattoos cover 85 percent of his body. [10] Stalking Cat ("Cat man") born Dennis Avner; 1958–2012)
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Medical or body shape altering devices (e.g., tooth braces, bandages, casts, hearing aids, cervical collar, crutches, contact lenses of different colours, glasses, gold teeth). For example, the same person's appearance can be quite different, depending on whether they use any of the aforementioned modifications. Exercises, for example, bodybuilding
Some people consider it best to use person-first language, for example "a person with a disability" rather than "a disabled person." [1] However identity-first language, as in "autistic person" or "deaf person", is preferred by many people and organizations. [2] Language can influence individuals' perception of disabled people and disability. [3]
Morphological freedom refers to a proposed civil right of a person to either maintain or modify their own body, on their own terms, through informed, consensual recourse to, or refusal of, available therapeutic or enabling medical technology.
Several forms of alternative medicine consider sensory experience of the body important. The Alexander technique, an early example of such a practice, was developed by Frederick Matthias Alexander, an actor, in the 1890s. [39] It is an educational somatic technique intended to undo students' habits of using unnecessary tension in movement. [15 ...