Two occupations in our society that seem to attract some very unpleasant cultural encounters are professional Body Piercers and Tattoo Artists. Men and women employed in these occupations are all part of the "Body Modification" micro culture, also referred to as "Modern Primitives" and many other titles. Body Piercers perform procedures as simple as putting a stud in an earlobe to as complex as surgical procedures implanting Teflon balls or carved shapes under the skin. (The latter should only be preformed by highly skilled and knowledgeable Piercers.) …
