Who invented corset piercing

Now, the to crowd has discovered a new, arresting way to decorate themselves at a time when tattoos and nose rings have become ho-hum.

It's like taking a concept of something external, a corset, and internalizing it to accent your own body," he said. Corset piercings are created by hand, with a gauge hollow needle, and each corset takes about 30 rings. Public health officials urge people to be careful to disinfect the piercings, bathe in Epsom salts and have the rings removed in time to avoid infection and scarring. When some people want a new experience, they cut off all their hair or buy new clothes, McLaughlin said.

It is the second time she has had her back pierced and laced. Thighs piercing corset 8 8. Half calf corset 9 9. Like a butterfly 10 Legs adorned in black and red 11 Extremely detailed corset design 12 Corsets for wrists 13 Perfectly centered corset 14 Side body corset 15 Up-close body corset 16 Sexy waist corset 17 Gloves made of piercings 18 Passion through piercings 19 As thin as an ankle 20 Corset piercing ideas over tattoos 21 Insert with care 22 Two rows of ribbon 23 Suffering for beauty 24 Corset piercing sisters 25 Row of piercings 26 Between shoulder blades 27 Short, pierced gloves 28 A horizontal row 29 Metal and ribbon 30 Black and white 31 Mysterious cleavage with piercings 32 Corset piercings like dresses 33 Straight row of piercings 34 Choker and cleavage 35 Red choker idea 36 Black and pink 37 Thick black and pink 38 Blonde with cleavage 39 White and leopard 41 Red and black glove 42 Fashionable blue and black 43 Loose black choker 44 Pretty in red 45 Goths like chokers too 46 Leather and piercings 47 Simple red choker 48 Lower back corset 49 Body modification: 'Corset piercing' is the latest craze sweeping the UK.

It involves sticking hoops into the skin and then threading them with ribbon. Some have endured an hour of pain to achieve the corset effect but it's only temporary - after a few weeks of wear they simply grow out, leaving scars in their place.

It appears to be the latest in the 'body modification' phenomenon, which has seen people going to extraordinary levels in a bid to stand out from the crowd.

Today it's possible to be branded, scarred and even have silicone implanted under the skin to create bumps and 'horns'. Eccentric popstar Lady Gaga is just one celebrity who's jumped on the bandwagon. She sported bizarre flesh-coloured 'horns' on her face during a television interview in February this year. According to piercing experts, the 'corset' modification is growing in popularity as more and more brave the pain.

Warning: A cosmetic surgeon has said that the scarring following the procedure can be 'absolutely horrendous'. But consultant plastic surgeon Kevin Hancock, a council member of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons who works at Spire Murrayfield Hospital, Merseyside, warned of the problems it can cause.

I was amazed when I saw pictures of this piercing - it would be extremely painful and it's only temporary. There is a risk of the rings pulling the skin and also becoming caught on something. Fetish: People get the procedure done if they are into pain, or want to look nice for a particular occasion. It's verging on masochistic. I saw a picture of a girl who had the front of her chest done like this, that area is very prone to scarring.

It's an awful thing to do. The year-old, from Southampton, who has had the piercing herself, insisted it wasn't dangerous.