Imagine the plight of the hardcore body modification enthusiast.

Everyone has a tattoo — where’s the shock in that? Smug little yuppie kids at the mall have piercings in their ears, tongues, eyebrows, and naughty bits. Even scarification and skin removal has lost its appeal.

You could always try getting your eyeball tattooed.

Sure, it might be considered dangerous to introduce needles, ink, and the possibility of infection to a perfectly healthy eye. But people are trying it, despite plenty of warnings to the contrary.

Let’s be clear: don’t do this. Put eyeball tattooing on your list of things to completely avoid in 2008. Even serious body mod experts think the practice is questionable. That being said, there are a few people who rather relish the idea of seeing their personal expression mirrored in the horrified stares of bank tellers, little children, and the person who searches your luggage at the airport.

Corneal tattoos have actually been around for a number of years. The technique has fallen out of favor since the advent of affordable cosmetic contact lenses, but was formerly used to cover serious ocular discoloration from disease and injuries.

Eyeball tattooing is done on the whites of the eyes. Imagine surrounding those baby blues of yours with an equally vivid cobalt background. You could even appear to have a permanent case of pink eye. The sky’s the limit.

Or something could go wrong, and you lose your sight. Welcome to the world of fashion eyepatches.

Link: GetAIO Forums