Steve Haworth

Steve Haworth's father was a manufacturer of surgical equipment, and Steve Haworth continued in the family business, eventually branching into piercing jewelry and body modification instruments. He is known for inventing and popularizing subdermal and transdermal implants, such as the "Metal Mohawk". Haworth formed a company called Haworth Med Tech in the late 1980s to produce medical equipment, later called HTC (Haworth Tech Company), which had subsidiaries of HTC Body Jewelry and the HTC piercing studios. He sold the HTC piercing studios in May 2005 and retired from regular piercing, preferring to concentrate on 3D implants and other types of body modification. He continues to manufacture body jewelry and tools for body modification.{{cite web |date=2012-12-13 |title=Steve Haworth Modified |url=http://www.stevehaworth.com/ |accessdate=2013-01-30 |publisher=Stevehaworth.com}} He and his business partner Jesse Jarrell create unique silicone jewelry for large-gauge piercing with their company Kaos Softwear.{{cite web |date= |title=Kaos Softwear LLC, Silicone Body Jewelry |url=http://www.kaossoftwear.com |accessdate=2013-01-30 |publisher=Kaossoftwear.com}}

He designed specialized medical instruments called dermal elevators for this process. He has also done pioneering work with surface bars, ear shaping, tongue splitting, magnetic implants, and artistic branding (using electrosurgical units).{{cite web|author=Dewey Webb |url=http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/1993-08-18/news/a-scar-is-born/ |title=A SCAR IS BORN - Page 1 - News - Phoenix |publisher=Phoenix New Times |date=1993-08-18 |accessdate=2013-01-30}} He has worked on individuals noted for their extensive modifications such as The Enigma, Katzen, Stalking Cat, The Lizardman,{{cite web|url=http://www.thelizardman.com/bodmod/index.html |title=Body Modification |publisher=The Lizardman |date= |accessdate=2013-01-30}} and biohacker Tim Cannon.{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/diy-cyborg/|title=The DIY Cyborg | VICE|publisher=vice.com|access-date=2015-04-09}} He is listed in the Guinness World Records as "Most Advanced Body Modification Artist", 1999 to present.{{cite web|url=http://www.fleshandbloodmovie.com/ |title=Flesh & Blood - A Body Modification Documentary by Larry Silverman |publisher=Fleshandbloodmovie.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-30}}

Haworth travels around the country and the world frequently, and conducts seminars on his body modification techniques. He founded the body suspension group Life Suspended and performs suspensions with them on a regular basis. He is also the co-founder of the production company Horns & Halos, which puts on several fetish-themed events every year.[http://www.azfetishball.com/aboutus.php] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330184759/http://www.azfetishball.com/aboutus.php|date=March 30, 2010}}

Many other respected artists in the body modification community cite Haworth as an inspiration. Fellow body modification artist Samppa von Cyborg says that "He's the most important, most respected body modder out there."{{cite book|title=Bizarre Body Art 3|first=David |last=McComb|publisher=Dennis Publishing|date=8 October 2009|page=16|isbn=978-1-906372-82-8}} Shawn Porter of Scar Wars explains, "I directly credit Steve’s [electrosurgery] branding as a main influence on the newer generation of scarification artists; his high detail branding (which caused a stir when it was featured in In the Flesh, Body Art, and Bizarre) showed people that you could do more than just dots, chevrons and geometric shapes."{{cite web|url=http://scarwars.net/2009/09/08/esu-steve-haworth/ |title=ESU- Steve Haworth |publisher=Scarwars |date=2009-09-09 |accessdate=2013-01-30}} According to Ron Garza, a respected scarification artist, "Steve has always been a pioneer and innovator. He has made a huge contribution to the modification community as a whole..."{{cite web|url=http://scarwars.net/2009/09/08/esu-steve-haworth/#more-471 |title=ESU- Steve Haworth |publisher=Scarwars |date=2009-09-09 |accessdate=2013-01-30}}

Haworth is the subject of the 2007 documentary Flesh & Blood by director Larry Silverman{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1297273/|title = Flesh & Blood|date = 25 March 2010}} and also appears in the 2005 documentary Modify.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0455980/|title = Modify|date = 22 April 2005}} He has appeared on the TV shows Extreme Dr. 90210, Ripley's Believe it or Not, and Secret Lives of Women, among others.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588161/|title = Extreme Dr. 90210|date = 2 December 2009}} His work has had cultural impact such that Lady Gaga appeared in her video for "Born This Way" and in concerts and interviews wearing fake versions of subdermal implants.{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2011/04/25/lady_gaga_considered_permanent_face_im |title=Lady Gaga Considered Permanent Face Implants |publisher=Starpulse.com |date=2011-04-25 |accessdate=2013-01-30}}

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• [http://www.stevehaworth.com/ 3D Body Modification & Human Evolution Artist] - Steve Haworth's personal website
• [http://www.bmezine.com/media/all/ritual/group/ls/ Life Suspended Gallery] - A gallery of suspensions done by Life Suspended and Steve Haworth, at the BME website
• [http://www.fleshandbloodmovie.com/ Flesh & Blood - A Body Modification Documentary] - Flesh & Blood movie website
• [http://aftercare.h2ocean.com/steve-haworth Steve Haworth - H2Ocean - Pro Team] - Artist profile, contains pictures of some of Steve's work

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