Thursday July 2nd, 2009 @ 7:58 PM
I’m getting a tree cut on my right above my hip. I am thinking of doing an ink rubbing with UV ink. How well would this work?
UV Pigment is notoriously difficult to get in solidly as far as tattooing is concerned; so with an ink rubbing I’d expect that it wouldn’t look spectacular. Also, keep in mind that despite the promises made by people trying to sell UV pigment, there is no conclusive proof that it’s safe for human use, so please be careful. Potential health side effects vs. a gimmick modification. Think about it.
+5 / 5 votes 
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Posted by Shawn Porter | Permalink | Comments
Thursday June 18th, 2009 @ 9:51 AM
I am planning to go forward with skin stripping, meaning that all skin from my cock shaft will be removed/skinned.
I have seen some articles about that, and noticed that in some cases guys have lost even 50% of the lenght from their cock.
Is there something that could be done during the healing process to avoid this? A small reduce on lenght is not bad, but for example 50% of it feels too much.
Loosing 50% of thickness would still be ok 
In most cases this procedure is done as a re-circumcision procedure which, in effect, shortens the penis by packing the inner penis “meat” into less outer skin. Often this is done to make erections painful and/or impossible. If you removed the skin without suturing the remaining skin back to itself, you would prevent most of this shortening. Keep in mind though that healing such a flesh removal could generate a good deal of scar tissue, which could tighten up and cause the same side effects as the re-circ. Also, removing this much flesh from your penis without any form of wound closure would put you at a high risk for infection.
PS: If I knew your reasoning for wanting this specific procedure I would be better suited to help point you in the right direction.
Sean
+8 / 10 votes 
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Posted by Sean Philips | Permalink | 5 Comments
Friday February 6th, 2009 @ 10:15 AM
Let’s start off with one thing: I adore BMEzine. Wonderful stuff! You guys are an inspiration to many.
I’ve been thinking for more than 2 years now, and I know I want to get some cutting/peeling work done. I intend it to be a gear design over my heart, about 3″ in diameter. The design I’ve presented to my local shop is what I’d like to use (http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1557798/ - the file upload failed) and I’d like that design to be cut away completely, with all the black area peeled away and left skinless, down to the tissue underneath.
My goal is to create a deep, recessed ‘cookie cutter’ scar with as little keloiding as possible. However, the shops I have gone to in the area either won’t do scarification or refuse to cut so deeply. I’ve prepared for infection and have quite a bit of medical antibiotics (Dicloxacillin) stockpiled. I can understand a liability on their part, but I find it difficult to believe that this is really such a dangerous job.
Further, the only person I’ve found who was willing to do the job for me is asking to do it in stages, first cutting the outline and then taking the skin away in two visits. I suspect this is because he’s asking me for $200 a visit. Am I being scalped? (Pun intended)
Thanks much.
It’s not a case of how deep you go but what aftercare you choose to undertake. As for a deep, recessed end product - there is little chance of that happening with removal, particularly in the area you have suggested. The chest is a high motion area and is by nature prone to raising. The nature of scarification is somewhat organic and very unique to the individual, which for most is its appeal. As practitioners, we can take into account what the client wants with regards to the end product and tailor the aftercare in such a way as to encourage this but ultimately you have to be aware that it may not turn out as you expect. Going deep in the chest area will most likely produce raised and possible keloid scarring and with that you may lose some of the sharp edges. The risk with keloid formation is that it can be painful and in some cases debilitating (as the scar contracts and pulls taught surrounding tissue).
As for technique, I personally see no reason why the outline should be done first and the removal later - this, for me, would make the job more difficult.
With regards to what you are ultimately aiming for, think long and hard and maybe do a little more research before commiting yourself to this.
+13 / 13 votes
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Posted by Tiff Badhairdo | Permalink | 3 Comments
Thursday November 20th, 2008 @ 12:57 AM
Hi…I am wanting to get a scarification of a simple vine and leaves from the top of my shoulder, across my back, and over my hip. I have never had any other body mods done, and the reason I want to do this one is because I have other scars and stretch marks on my body that I don’t like, and I want a scar that I can think of as beautiful, so I can work on accepting my other ones. I’ve been thinking about this for a long time. I wanted a tattoo at first, but I realized I don’t want ink, I just want my own skin. My question is this: I have heard of scars being done with a tattoo gun, but I can’t seem to find any other information about it. What would I need to do to ensure that it would actually scar, since you usually treat a tat so it -won’t- scar? Is the whole idea even worth it, or would I have better results with just regular cutting? I had thought about skin removal, but I don’t think I could handle that just yet.
Any other information on this would be great. I don’t want keliods, I just want a visible scar. Thanks in advance!
A cutting will give you far better results. Tattoo machine scarification can be attained by several means; dulling or kinging the needles, using an irritant as ink, adjusting the needle depth and machine tunings as well as others but with the quality of cutting being done today, it seems like a crude method of obtaining the results I imagine you desire.
+7 / 9 votes
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Posted by Sean Philips | Permalink | 1 Comment
Tuesday October 21st, 2008 @ 10:10 AM
I have two fairly large scars from my mastectomy. I am wondering for a placement of scarification if it would be okay/safe to cut-out those scars (they aren’t constant and wobbly in width)? If not is it safe to cut near or around the scars to try to incorporate them into the image?
Thank you.
I would advise against cutting them out - all you will do is replace one scar with another. You didn’t state how old your scars are? This is an important factor. Scar tissue takes an average of around two years - sometimes longer - to fully mature. If your aim is for the scars to be less noticeable, first take into account what I have mentioned about maturity. Maybe have a chat with your specialist as there are medical treatments available to reduce the prominence of scars. If you are wanting a scarification piece and were wondering if they can be incorporated into the design, then that is totally doable. Like with everything - research your artist. It’s definately worth travelling.
+9 / 9 votes
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Posted by Tiff Badhairdo | Permalink | 1 Comment
Tuesday August 12th, 2008 @ 4:19 PM
I have a 7 month old cautery brand on my forearm, down by my wrist. It has healed to the point where it has all turned white.
Except for a few random purple splotches. Sometimes they’re really evident, sometimes they’re almost gone. They are also not open wounds, or raised up - they’re flush with the rest of the scar.
My best guess is that blood pooled underneath the scar?
I’m going to see my artist ASAP, in two weeks, to see what he thinks, but I just wanted to get another opinion.
I have a five-year-old cautery brand on MY forearm, funnily enough, and it looked exactly the same for awhile during the healing! By the time it was a 12-18 months old, it had pretty much all settled down into the same colour of white scarring. I’m really not sure why it healed so unevenly - like you, there was no rhyme or reason to it, just the odd splotch of high-coloured scar tissue amidst the rest of the white scar tissue - but if I had to guess, I’d say yours will probably settle down over time, too. Seven months is really not long enough to assume that your scar will look like that forever, it’s pretty early days yet!
+4 / 6 votes
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Posted by Lori St.Leone | Permalink | 1 Comment
Thursday July 31st, 2008 @ 10:34 PM
I’ve looked around and haven’t been able to really find any info on this but are there differences in the appearance of scars from different methods of scarification?
I’d like to get 3 bars (1/8th inch wide, each) scarred across the bridge of my nose and I’d like to know if different methods produce (or can potentially produce) different scars.
For example: Could/would flesh removal leave indented scarring as opposed to flat or raised scarring?
The face tends to be very resilient to heavy scarring, depending on your skin type and the method of scarification used. All of the facial skin removals that I have done have healed indented rather than raised. If you are looking for an indented scar, removal is likely a good route to take to achieve your desired result.
Keep in mind that the healed result of a scarification piece can be difficult to guarantee under any circumstances. Your practitioner may use an experienced method with a high-chance result expectation, but the method that the client uses for aftercare and healing variables will also affect the finished and healed result.
+10 / 10 votes
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Posted by Russ Foxx | Permalink | 1 Comment
Wednesday July 30th, 2008 @ 10:40 PM
I’ve had my heart set on getting a fairly large branding on my back. It will mainly be on my spine. This may be a silly question, but I suppose it’s better to ask than not. Is there a chance such a branding might affect my spine in any way?
Other than the standard risks of branding- not really. You MAY have mobility issues depending on placement and how the brand heals, but there’s no danger in damaging the spine if you go to a professional.
+5 / 5 votes
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Posted by Shawn Porter | Permalink | Comments
Friday July 25th, 2008 @ 11:39 AM
Is there anyone out there that may know how to self cut the bladder muscle or the urinary sphincter that would force the recepinent to have to wear a collection device 24/7 or some kind of protectiojn 24/7. I know that there are some people here that have done uretral re-routs. I am hoping someone can help me with this. thank you, spankey
The safest way to achieve this is with a urethral stint. The stint is basically a hollow tube with a textured outside that your bladders sphincter will grab onto and not be able to close around.
+4 / 22 votes 
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Posted by Sean Philips | Permalink | 2 Comments
Thursday July 24th, 2008 @ 3:02 AM
I am pretty experienced with piercings and tattoos and some suspension, but I’m kind of new to scarification..I was wondering, why is it that when people get scarification day, they hope for keliods? Or are happy when it does result in keloids? And c’mooon..please don’t give me a crab-apple kind of answer because I’m new and want answers but wherever else I look, I can’t figure out exactly why..all I have is a few ideas. Thank you BME, you rock
But what if we reeeeeeally want to give you crab-apple answers? Crab-Apples are delicious and nutritious! I miss my old Crab-Apple tree!
The reality is those who want raised scars hope for keloidal scarring because when it keloids, it raises a lot more then average/normal scar tissue.
However although there are MANY people who want really raised scars, there are just as many who want subtle/flat scars.
When a scar keloids its more visual and able to be seen. Where as when it doesn’t keloid the lines can be very thin and without a close up inspection, many people won’t know its there.
Although depending on the certain scarification that is done, keloid scarring can be more problematic than helpful. Case in point awhile back on ModBlog the documentation of the individual who had 3 scars on his chest/ab region and it keloided out of control and needed to be removed,etc.
Hence why anyone who is looking into scarification should really grasp the understanding of keloid scarring, hypertrophic scarring,etc. As well as how such scars will impact the region that is about to receive the scarification project, and if any complications could potentially arise from it.
+3 / 9 votes
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Posted by Warren Hiller | Permalink | 2 Comments
