General BME information pages Customer Service (Lost passwords, etc.) "Why" (BME's charter) General BME resources The Body Glossary (A dictionary of terms related to all forms of body modification and ritual) BME/Risks (A database of risks associated with body modification) QOD (A huge archive of general questions answered by BME volunteers) Rec.Arts.Bodyart FAQs The FAQs of the rec.arts.bodyart USENET group are historically the first attempt to put together a serious informative resource. With the exception of the tattoo FAQ, they are somewhat out of date, but still an excellent starting point. Piercing FAQ (very out of date) Tattoo FAQ Purple Pages FAQ (online shop directory) (very out of date) Alternative Bodyart FAQ (scarification) (very out of date) The BME Megasurvey Click here to see the largest research survey on the body modification subculture ever done.   FAQs produced by BME What Parents Need To Know Kroppsmodifikasjon: hva foreldre bør vite Suspension and Hooking FAQ (HTML) DIY Piercing FAQ (HTML) Scarification FAQ (HTML) FAQs produced by BME/extreme These FAQs are intended as a starting point, and are not presented as a "complete education" in any way. Please note that these FAQs may contain some errors and have not been medically reviewed. Implant FAQ (HTML) Implantering FAQ (Norwegian) FAQ Sobre Implantes (Portuguese) Elective Home Surgery FAQ (HTML) Frivillig Hjemme Kirurgi FAQ (Norwegian) Tongue Splitting FAQ (HTML) Tungesplitting FAQ (Norwegian) FAQ sobre bifurcação da língua (Portuguese) Using BME for research Click here if you're doing research on body modification and would like to use BME as a resource.