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Body modification

2015-06-07T23:13:42Z

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[[File:Tongue-Split-cropped.jpg|thumb|right|Forked tongue alteration (mainstream)]]
'''Body modification''', also known as '''body alteration''' or '''physical transformation''', is the deliberate altering of the [[human|human anatomy]] or human physical appearance.

It is often done for various reasons: aesthetics, [[W:Genital modification and mutilation|sexual enhancement]], [[W:Rite of passage|rites of passage]], [[W:Religious belief|religious beliefs]], and as self-expression, among other reasons.

In its broadest definition it includes [[W:Plastic surgery|plastic surgery]], [[W:Implant (body modification)|body implants]], socially acceptable decoration (e.g. common [[W:earring|ear piercing]] in many societies), etc.

== Body modification and furry ==
[[File:Catman.jpg|right|thumb|right|Stalking Cat, also known as Catman]]
In the [[furry community]], it is generally used to refer to the use of surgery to make one's body look [[furry]] in appearance (see [[Stalking Cat]].) Some body modification to a human body varies from the easy to perform,{{clarify}}{{cn}} hard (expets){{clarify}}{{cn}} and to the illegal{{clarify}}{{cn}}.

=== Current technologies ===

Very simple forms of body transformation are available, such as plastic surgery. People can be given forked [[tongue]]s, have their throats modified to produce [[purr]]ing sounds,{{cn}} have [[horn]]s or [[muzzle]]s grown with [[W:Implant (body modification)|coral implant]]s,{{cn}} or have their [[ear]]s stretched out into proper [[membrane]] ears.{{cn}}

However, these changes are expensive, sometimes require anti-rejection drugs, and are obviously artificial. Most furs{{who}} who desire physical transformation see current technology as insufficient.{{cn}} This use of plastic surgery and other physical methods on furries is sometimes known as '''Moreaufication'''',{{cn}} based on the concepts put forth in the 1896 [[science fiction]] [[novel]] by [[W:H. G. Wells|H. G. Wells]], ''[[The Island of Dr. Moreau]]''.

=== Future technologies ===

Most furs{{who}} refer to a combination of [[W:Genetic engineering|genetic engineering]], [[W:Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation|hematopoietic stem cell transplantation]], and '''chimerazation'''{{clarify}} as a possible way to accomplish full body transformation.{{cn}}

In theory, via genetic engineering, a pseudo-form {{clarify}} combining both the target's [[W:DNA|DNA]] and the DNA sequences for the desired [[animal]] traits {{clarify}} could created manufactured. After growing the organs individually to see if the created DNA is viable, full organs would be grown, and [[W:Synthetic genomics|genomics]] used to introduce the new [[W:Amalgamation|amalgamated]] DNA into the subject as an additional [[native sequence]].{{clarify}} While core organs (heart, brain, lungs, liver, kidney) would never have to change, the external organs ([[skin]], [[claw]]s, [[tail]]s, etc) could undergo massive changes without rejection.{{clarify}}{{cn}}

But even when the technology is achieved and the DNA coded, in theory it would still be a frighteningly expensive process to change and/or [[W:Graft (surgery)|graft]] a new custom DNA altered organs to the target subject.

Non-biological grafted [[W:Prosthesis|prosthesis]], an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, offer a more current, promising possibility for body modification (tails, ears, etc...).

== See also ==

* [[W:Body modification|Body modification]] on [[Wikipedia]]

[[Category:Terms]]

Body modification

2015-06-07T22:46:33Z

2606:A000:85E7:4E00:F9FC:682C:AC:526: /* Future technologies */

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[[File:Tongue-Split-cropped.jpg|thumb|right|Forked tongue alteration (mainstream)]]
'''Body modification''', also known as '''body alteration''' or '''physical transformation''', is the deliberate altering of the [[human|human anatomy]] or human physical appearance.

It is often done for various reasons: aesthetics, [[W:Genital modification and mutilation|sexual enhancement]], [[W:Rite of passage|rites of passage]], [[W:Religious belief|religious beliefs]], and as self-expression, among other reasons.

In its broadest definition it includes [[W:Plastic surgery|plastic surgery]], [[W:Implant (body modification)|body implants]], socially acceptable decoration (e.g. common [[W:earring|ear piercing]] in many societies), etc.

== Body modification and furry ==
[[File:Catman.jpg|right|thumb|right|Stalking Cat, also known as Catman]]
In the [[furry community]], it is generally used to refer to the use of surgery to make one's body look [[furry]] in appearance (see [[Stalking Cat]].) Some body modification to a human body varies from the easy to perform,{{clarify}}{{cn}} hard (expets){{clarify}}{{cn}} and to the illegal{{clarify}}{{cn}}.

=== Current technologies ===

Very simple forms of body transformation are available, such as plastic surgery. People can be given forked [[tongue]]s, have their throats modified to produce [[purr]]ing sounds,{{cn}} have [[horn]]s or [[muzzle]]s grown with [[W:Implant (body modification)|coral implant]]s,{{cn}} or have their [[ear]]s stretched out into proper [[membrane]] ears.{{cn}}

However, these changes are expensive, sometimes require anti-rejection drugs, and are obviously artificial. Most furs{{who}} who desire physical transformation see current technology as insufficient.{{cn}} This use of plastic surgery and other physical methods on furries is sometimes known as '''Moreaufication'''',{{cn}} based on the concepts put forth in the 1896 [[science fiction]] [[novel]] by [[W:H. G. Wells|H. G. Wells]], ''[[The Island of Dr. Moreau]]''.

=== Future technologies ===

Most furs{{who}} refer to a combination of [[W:Genetic engineering|genetic engineering]], [[W:Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation|hematopoietic stem cell transplantation]], and '''chimerazation'''{{clarify}} as a possible way to accomplish full full body transformation.{{cn}}

In theory, via genetic engineering, a pseudo-form {{clarify}} combining both the target's [[W:DNA|DNA]] and the DNA sequences for the desired [[animal]] traits {{clarify}} could created manufactured. After growing the organs individually to see if the created DNA is viable, full organs would be grown, and [[W:Synthetic genomics|genomics]] used to introduce the new [[W:Amalgamation|amalgamated]] DNA into the subject as an additional [[native sequence]].{{clarify}} While core organs (heart, brain, lungs, liver, kidney) would never have to change, the external organs ([[skin]], [[claw]]s, [[tail]]s, etc) could undergo massive changes without rejection.{{clarify}}{{cn}}

But even when the technology is achieved and the DNA coded, in theory it would still be a frighteningly expensive process to change and/or [[W:Graft (surgery)|graft]] a new custom DNA altered organs to the target subject.

Non-biological grafted [[W:Prosthesis|prosthesis]], an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, offer a more current, promising possibility for body modification (tails, ears, etc...).

== See also ==

* [[W:Body modification|Body modification]] on [[Wikipedia]]

[[Category:Terms]]

Body modification

2015-06-07T22:45:59Z

2606:A000:85E7:4E00:F9FC:682C:AC:526: /* Future technologies */

{{copyedit}}
{{unref}}
[[File:Tongue-Split-cropped.jpg|thumb|right|Forked tongue alteration (mainstream)]]
'''Body modification''', also known as '''body alteration''' or '''physical transformation''', is the deliberate altering of the [[human|human anatomy]] or human physical appearance.

It is often done for various reasons: aesthetics, [[W:Genital modification and mutilation|sexual enhancement]], [[W:Rite of passage|rites of passage]], [[W:Religious belief|religious beliefs]], and as self-expression, among other reasons.

In its broadest definition it includes [[W:Plastic surgery|plastic surgery]], [[W:Implant (body modification)|body implants]], socially acceptable decoration (e.g. common [[W:earring|ear piercing]] in many societies), etc.

== Body modification and furry ==
[[File:Catman.jpg|right|thumb|right|Stalking Cat, also known as Catman]]
In the [[furry community]], it is generally used to refer to the use of surgery to make one's body look [[furry]] in appearance (see [[Stalking Cat]].) Some body modification to a human body varies from the easy to perform,{{clarify}}{{cn}} hard (expets){{clarify}}{{cn}} and to the illegal{{clarify}}{{cn}}.

=== Current technologies ===

Very simple forms of body transformation are available, such as plastic surgery. People can be given forked [[tongue]]s, have their throats modified to produce [[purr]]ing sounds,{{cn}} have [[horn]]s or [[muzzle]]s grown with [[W:Implant (body modification)|coral implant]]s,{{cn}} or have their [[ear]]s stretched out into proper [[membrane]] ears.{{cn}}

However, these changes are expensive, sometimes require anti-rejection drugs, and are obviously artificial. Most furs{{who}} who desire physical transformation see current technology as insufficient.{{cn}} This use of plastic surgery and other physical methods on furries is sometimes known as '''Moreaufication'''',{{cn}} based on the concepts put forth in the 1896 [[science fiction]] [[novel]] by [[W:H. G. Wells|H. G. Wells]], ''[[The Island of Dr. Moreau]]''.

=== Future technologies ===

Most furs{{who}} refer to a combination of [[W:Genetic engineering|genetic engineering]], [[W:Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation|hematopoietic stem cell transplantation]], and '''chimerazation'''{{clarify}} as a possible way to accomplish full full body transformation.{{cn}}

In theory, via genetic engineering, a pseudo-form {{clarify}} combining both the target's [[W:DNA|DNA]] and the DNA sequences for the desired [[animal]] traits{[clarify could created manufactured. After growing the organs individually to see if the created DNA is viable, full organs would be grown, and [[W:Synthetic genomics|genomics]] used to introduce the new [[W:Amalgamation|amalgamated]] DNA into the subject as an additional [[native sequence]].{{clarify}} While core organs (heart, brain, lungs, liver, kidney) would never have to change, the external organs ([[skin]], [[claw]]s, [[tail]]s, etc) could undergo massive changes without rejection.{{clarify}}{{cn}}

But even when the technology is achieved and the DNA coded, in theory it would still be a frighteningly expensive process to change and/or [[W:Graft (surgery)|graft]] a new custom DNA altered organs to the target subject.

Non-biological grafted [[W:Prosthesis|prosthesis]], an artificial device that replaces a missing body part, offer a more current, promising possibility for body modification (tails, ears, etc...).

== See also ==

* [[W:Body modification|Body modification]] on [[Wikipedia]]

[[Category:Terms]]