A little bit of History... The popular practice of facial and body piercing is not a recent one. Ancient Egyptian, Greek and Asian art include statues and sculptures of men and women with multiple ear and facial piercings. Indian women have been piercing their noses to indicate marriage for centuries, and 18th century Unangan Alaskans pierced their chins and lips in order to represent hunting and spiritual practices.
According to the Guinness World Records, Elaine Davidson is the most pierced woman. A former nurse from Brazil, Davidson has 720 piercings, which is a new and improved number from when Guinness first checked her in 2000. At that time, she only had 462, including the 192 on her face.
