Scarification is the creation an artistic scar for aesthetic or ritualistic reasons. Simple cutting involves scalpelling a design into the skin, then healing the wound into a permanent scar. Designs that require larger, solid areas of scarring may require some tissue to be removed to achieve the desired effect. Great detail and even shading can be achieved with cutting; much moreso than an alternative method: branding.

Branding is another form of scarification that is much more toxic and requires a much more quarantined facility to be practiced in. Proper air filtration, ventilation and personal breathing filters are required for safe branding practices. Branding is often described as much more painful than other body art mediums.

Most compare the sensation of having a cutting done as "quicker and less painful than a tattoo".

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