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‘I’ve spent thousands on 28 piercings and horn implants in my head – it makes me happy’
'I've spent thousands on 28 piercings and horn implants in my head – it makes me happy',EXCLUSIVE: Jessy, 26, from Kansas, opened up about why they spend so much money on body modifications. Jessy, who identifies as non-binary, said changing their image is what makes them feel truly themselves

‘I’ve spent thousands on 28 piercings and horn implants in my head – it makes me happy’

A body modification fan, who spent thousands of pounds transforming their image, finally feels like their true self when they look in the mirror.

Jessy, 26, from Kansas, opened up about why they spend so much money on modifications, tattoos and piercings.

The Amazon worker, who identifies as non-binary, said changing their image has brought them so much happiness.

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Speaking exclusively to The Daily Star, Jessy explained they were around 14 when they first started gaining an interest in altering their appearance.

Their cousin had a stretcher to stretch the holes in their ears – and Jessy can remember thinking it was "fascinating".

From this point they started doing a little research into the area, and went onto begin their journey in transforming their image.

Jessy, 26, opened up about why they started their body modification journey
Jessy also has a number of tattoos and piercings, and aims to have a body sleeve (Image: bodyartatlarge/Instagram)