Ugh the extent to which people go to modify their body, regular tattoos and ear piercing has nothing on this. Fortunately no pics of "Genital Pearling" is in this article though you can do a google search on that if you so desire :s
http://www.barstools.net/media/body-mods/Many of us have gotten tattoos or piercings over the course of our lives, often to commemorate a huge personal accomplishment or turning point. Often these minor body modifications are not very shocking or even uncommon in our society. There exists a subculture of people, however, who take the practice of body modification to the extreme, piercing, tattooing and altering their flesh in ways that make other cringe and gape in shock. These body modifications make one stand out in ways that few of us would dare to. Here are 15 such examples of insane body modifications.