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.

Branding is another form of scarification that is more toxic and requires a more quarantined facility to be practiced in. Proper air filtration, ventilation and personal breathing filters should be utilized for safe branding practices. Branding can have great results, but is limited in the amount of detail that can be achieved.

Most compare the sensation of having a cutting done as "quicker and less painful than a tattoo". Many consider branding to be the most painful of all types of scarification, but the pain is mainly psychological.

You can view the aftercare instructions for your scarification piece here.

Cost: $150 minimum for the first hour, then $100 for each hour following that. Contact me for price quotes.

All gallery images are scarification pieces done by Russ Foxx