| Have you ever seen someone with a body | | | | piercing throughout time, and the most widely |
| piercing and thought, "Why did they do that?" The | | | | used reason today, is beauty. The Egyptians were |
| fact of the matter is that most body piercing in | | | | known to use body piercing to show status and |
| modern times has become a fad accessory. It's | | | | attract the eye, but bellybutton piercing was |
| no longer extraordinary to see someone with a | | | | reserved for the Pharaoh alone. The lip plate |
| stud in their nose, or a belly button piercing. Things | | | | labret style piercing was and is used by the |
| haven't always been this way, and people | | | | Makololol tribe of Malawi. It's supposed to enhance |
| throughout history have pierced themselves with | | | | a woman's beauty and serve as a beard |
| more than a fad on their mind. | | | | replacement. The men find a woman entirely |
| Beauty: More Than Skin Deep | | | | unattractive if she is sans this piercing. |
| Probably the most popular reason for body | | | | |