Zusammenfassung
Das Aussehen zu verändern ist ein uralter menschlicher Wunsch. Fast jeder in der westlichen Zivilisation ist heute bestrebt, sein Aussehen zu optimieren. Neue Formen der Körpermodifikation werden als „body modification“ oder „BodMod“ bezeichnet. Der Artikel gibt einen allgemeinen Überblick über moderne Methoden der Körpermodifizierung bei Frauen, insbesondere (Play-)Piercings, Genitalpiercings, Fleischtunnel, Tattoos, Implantierungen, Saline-Injektionen, Zusammennähen von Körperöffnungen und Verlängerung der kleinen Schamlippen. Aufgezählt werden gesundheitliche Risiken und Nebenwirkungen dieser minimalen Operationen. Motive sind Attraktivitätserhöhung, Gruppendruck, Nachahmung, Versuch erwachsener zu wirken, Identitätsfindung, Neugier, Mutprobe, Sensationslust, Protest, Rebellion, Markierung eines Lebensabschnitts, Körperkontrolle, sexuelle Motive, Fetischismus, Exhibitionismus, Sado/Masochismus, religiöse/spirituelle Motive, Grenzerfahrungen und Versuche einer Selbsttherapie.
Abstract
The desire to change the appearance of one’s own body is as old as humankind. Nearly everybody in western civilized society is trying to optimize his or her appearance. New kinds of alterations that can be made to the body are called “body modification” or “bodmod”. This article gives a general view on current methods of body modification in women, and in particular (play-)piercings, genital piercings, flesh tunnels, tattoos, implants, saline injections, sewing up of body orifices and extensions of the labia minora pudendi. The article enumerates health risks and side-effects of these minor operations. Motives for them are: enhancing one’s attractiveness, peer-group pressure, imitation, desire to look grown up, quest for personal identity, curiosity, tests of courage, sensation seeking, protest, rebellion, marking a rite of passage, control over the body, sexual motives, fetishism, exhibitionism, sadomasochism, religious/spiritual motives, borderline experiences, and attempts at self-therapy.
Notes
http://www.forum.freenet.de (Manuela)
http://www.bmezine.com/ritual/A40624/ritrelie.html (modified mushroom, N/A)
http://www.bmezine.com/ritual/A50118/ritfromd.html (Lilith Blackrose)
http://www.bmezine.com/tattoo/A50127/tatforth.html (Jessica, Burland Street, Ottawa)
http://www.bmezine.com/pierce/10-female/inner/A50110/innselfp.html (Cess, Washington DC)
http://www.bmezine.com/pierce/08-nipple/A50110/nipiaman.html (anonymous, Miami)
http://www.bmezine.com/pierce/08-nipple/A50127/nippainw.html (beckolyn, Eugene, OR)
http://www.ambient.ca/bodmod/mutilate.html (Laura & Denise)
http://www.ambient.ca/bodmod/mutilate.html (Laura & Denise)
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Ich danke Frau Dr. med. Judith Esser Mittag für die kritische Durchsicht des Manuskripts und viele hilfreiche Hinweise.
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Kasten, E. Genitale Body-Modifications bei Frauen. Gynäkologe 40, 489–500 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00129-007-1985-8
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