TOKYO — Meet Lulu Hashimoto — a human being clad in a full-body doll costume consisting of a wig, a mask and stockings patterned with doll-like joints. According to her creator Hitomi Komaki, she is ...

Channel 4's documentary Secrets of the Living Dolls created a huge stir last night and managed to draw an impressive 2.4 million viewers for its exploration of the secretive world of 'female masking'.

Plastic surgery and body modification is very common these days with people striving to attain the perfect look, whether it be to mimic their favorite celebrity or mask their own insecurities. But ...