Have you ever heard of this? Yikes! As much as I don't understand extreme tattooing, this is really way beyond my comprehension. Skin is cut or burned to create scars in patterns, sometimes huge chunks of skin are cut out to create a larger scar.

Here is a photobucket gallery. The most sickening ones are the child and the photo of chunks of skin. WHO WOULD DO THAT TO A CHILD?

http://photobucket.com/images/scarification?page=1

I'm afraid to look.

I am too, Sid ~

Sooz

Gave me the creeps. I would stick with the non-artistic scar.

It's a practice nearly as old as mankind.

I don't care how long they practice. It's like eating dulse, they'll never get it to the point where I will indulge.

Agreed on both points.

I"m not sure it's any worse than what parents put their daughters through to perform in child pagents. I've heard of plastic surgery and botox for kids--what's a couple of knives between parents?


It's all gross.