Piercing your tongue or tattooing your neck are so 2008. How about getting some real-life elf ears? Yes, with a surgical nip and tuck you too can have pointy ears just like your favorite Vulcan or elf, depending on which way you swing.

With "ear pointing", a small wedge of tissue is removed from the tip of the ear and then two edges are then sutured together. Surgery costs about $3,000 and, of course, there are various risks involved.

So are all you hard-core Trekkies out there ready for some serious body modification?