A woman from Las Vegas is turning heads not just on the streets but across the internet — and she’s doing it her way.
Known online as Orylan, the 26-year-old influencer has taken the world of body modification by storm, starting her transformation journey at just 14 years old. What began with a simple tattoo has now become a lifestyle and for many, a spectacle as she’s covered nearly every inch of her body in ink.
She’s tattooed her eyeballs, split her tongue through surgery, and even fitted fanged veneers to reshape her smile. But Orylan insists her choices were never about shock value.
“I always knew I wanted to look like this,” she told NeedToKnow.
“I have had this vision in my head since I was young and have finally fulfilled it.”
As her look evolved, so did public reaction and not all of it has been positive.
“When some people see my eyes, they stare and point and say nothing,” she shared.
“Others give me ugly looks, and some will straight up get in my face and say they hate it.”
While some people admire her for being bold, others online have responded with cruelty. Hidden behind screens, critics have ridiculed her transformation.
“They love to say, ‘You look like a demon,’ or, ‘You were so much prettier before,’ or, ‘You must not have had a good childhood,’” Orylan said.
But midway through her story comes the twist that silences her critics she’s never felt more beautiful or authentic.
“Most people will say I should have never changed myself,” she stated.
“But beauty is subjective, and I believe the way I look now is the beauty I’ve always wanted to achieve.”
To date, she has spent nearly $70,000 on body modifications. Yet, she doesn’t follow a detailed plan or a specific aesthetic.
“I don’t have a goal of looking like anything in particular,” she explained.
“I go day by day, seeing if I want to change or modify something on my body.”
Among her most extreme alterations is her split tongue, a procedure she says cost only $700. After recovery, it gave her a rather unexpected perk.
“I tried it right when it healed — Coke and Sprite was the first thing,” she recalled.
“I was confused on the flavor combination.”
Thanks to the split, she claims she can taste two different foods at once.
Her modifications also include a heart-shaped implant in her hand, and she’s open to adding more — possibly tattooing her tongue or expanding her facial ink.
Despite the negativity, Orylan’s message is one of confidence, individuality, and radical self-love.
“The only advice I can really give to anyone wanting to modify or tattoo themselves is: do it out of love, do it out of the fact that it will make you happy,” she advised.
“We should only do things that bring us joy. For me, that’s what modifying myself does.”
She leaves critics with one final thought beauty comes in many forms, and she’s finally found hers.
“I think I can be beautiful in both ways,” she concluded,
“but I am much more myself in the skin I am in today.”
Feature Image Credit: (@jam press/@orlan1999)
