Stretched Lips – Africa
You’ve probably seen images in magazines, such as National Geographic, of African tribes who use discs to stretch their lower lips. While this might look strange to us in the Western world, they see it as a sign of beauty.
The size of the discs used to stretch a girl’s skin determines her social class; the larger the disc, the higher she is seen in society. Larger discs also mean a larger dowry when she gets married.