Update: First, the person in this procedure healed fine and is very happy. Second, I want to make it clear that while this procedure looks very intense, it’s probably less intense as a procedure than some large skin removal work, transscrotal piercings, implants, tongue splitting, and all the other procedures generally accepted by the body modification community.
Ok, this is a pretty gory entry. I apologize for that. But I think it’s important to emphasize that when you do large scale scarification (or sometimes small scale), sometimes the keloid grows out of control and starts getting very uncomfortable, restricting mobility, and so on. This piece was only about a month old in the photos below (it was done by a “well known body modification artist” who’s gonna stay unnamed because that’s not the point of the entry) and the customer was quite unhappy and wanted it dealt with.
Samppa Von Cyborg and Lukas Zpira got together to help him as much as they could. They felt that all of it was cut too deep, and did their best to excise the tissue, although the centre keloid was not removed (I’m assuming it was adhered right to the cartilage at bottom of the sternum). Starting with some exploratory cuts:
Mostly off and looking very gory:
As you can see, quite a chasm of tissue was removed! Check out the fatty tissue below:
Once stitched up, I can’t imagine how relived and happy the customer must have been. It’s a pretty intense removal, and a lot to go through, but Lukas and Samppa did a nice job restoring him… Hopefully the removal doesn’t have similar keloiding issues (sometimes it’s a problem that snowballs).
Finally, the gross out shot of the removed tissue:
Please take scarification seriously!!!
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1,136 responses to “When scarification goes bad”
The stupidity of some people amazes me!
The stupidity of some people amazes me!
WTF? who would let some one who isnt a trained surgen cut them open and do that shit?
WTF? who would let some one who isnt a trained surgen cut them open and do that shit?
fuck you justin ass fucking freak go fuck yourself biatch
fuck you justin ass fucking freak go fuck yourself biatch
Thats so deep man, I think Ill go hang myself and get rope burns scarred in my neck, that would be soo cool. Yeah, then I will go and cut my liver out of my body and have some one stitch it to my stomache and then hang from the ceiling connected to large fish hooks embeded in the liver I just had stitched to my stomache. Its so artistic to scar yourself man, so deep. Lets all go cut ourselves deep smiley faces and sit around saying how deep and artistic we are for doing so. Yeah, infections and gang green are soo deep and artistic, were so deep for thinking so deeply…..and more sarcasm and so on, you fucking faggoty freaks
Thats so deep man, I think Ill go hang myself and get rope burns scarred in my neck, that would be soo cool. Yeah, then I will go and cut my liver out of my body and have some one stitch it to my stomache and then hang from the ceiling connected to large fish hooks embeded in the liver I just had stitched to my stomache. Its so artistic to scar yourself man, so deep. Lets all go cut ourselves deep smiley faces and sit around saying how deep and artistic we are for doing so. Yeah, infections and gang green are soo deep and artistic, were so deep for thinking so deeply…..and more sarcasm and so on, you fucking faggoty freaks
What a douche bag. Did you not get enough attention growing up? No hippies, that’s not art. Thats the introvert standing in the corner with the rest of the goth dorks wishing somebody would notice his cool black jeans and eyeliner. Probably a smoker too, because he thinks it makes him look cool.
What a douche bag. Did you not get enough attention growing up? No hippies, that’s not art. Thats the introvert standing in the corner with the rest of the goth dorks wishing somebody would notice his cool black jeans and eyeliner. Probably a smoker too, because he thinks it makes him look cool.
when we lose the ability to be ourselves, we lose our reason for living.
i’ll modify a quote here:
“give me modifications or give me death!”
when we lose the ability to be ourselves, we lose our reason for living.
i’ll modify a quote here:
“give me modifications or give me death!”
Näyttää siltä että olin väärässä ja Lukas, Samppa ja Jussi olivat oikeassa. Jenkit ovat yleensäottaen idiootteja. Tosin itselläni tympäsee eniten se fakta että yllättäen alkaa tuntumaan että minun täytyisi pyytää anteeksi noiden junttien puolesta. Tai ehkä tämä on taas yksi syy lisää miksi olen ajatellut muuttaa pois tästä maasta. Kuitenkin minulla ottaa päähän että nämä tyypit ovat omasta synnyinmaastani ja me emme oikeasti kaikki ole yhtä kuunaamoja ja kouluttamattomia, voitte olla varmoja siitä.
Näyttää siltä että olin väärässä ja Lukas, Samppa ja Jussi olivat oikeassa. Jenkit ovat yleensäottaen idiootteja. Tosin itselläni tympäsee eniten se fakta että yllättäen alkaa tuntumaan että minun täytyisi pyytää anteeksi noiden junttien puolesta. Tai ehkä tämä on taas yksi syy lisää miksi olen ajatellut muuttaa pois tästä maasta. Kuitenkin minulla ottaa päähän että nämä tyypit ovat omasta synnyinmaastani ja me emme oikeasti kaikki ole yhtä kuunaamoja ja kouluttamattomia, voitte olla varmoja siitä.
you guys need to learn about other things to do with your body instead of cut yourselves…
emo bastards
you guys need to learn about other things to do with your body instead of cut yourselves…
emo bastards
oh and justin duncan… i love how you challenge the intelligence of people who post comments on this site, yet you yourself spell members wrong.
oh and justin duncan… i love how you challenge the intelligence of people who post comments on this site, yet you yourself spell members wrong.
To every single dumbass who is belittling the people on this site,
What the fuck? Are you so insecure with yourselves that you can’t let other people be who they want? Who the fuck are you? This is art, it is expression, it is the right of anyone to do with their body as they please without harassment or denigration by simple-minded dumbshits like you. So what if some people have been through some hard shit in their lives? Its none of your goddamned business if they’re not bothering you. Some people (probably you?) like to go talk about their issues with a shrink, go for it–it helps you. Maybe other people like to express their feelings through writing or painting–so what if the canvas is your own body–its more personal, it takes a shitload more courage to do it and stand up in front of fucks like you and BE! At least they are finding ways to express themselves that isn’t hurting anyone else–what about your republlican heros? Foley anyone? Yeah, fucking pedophiles acting out their issues on someone else. That, I have a problem with. Wonderful Pastor Ted? Yeah, hypocrite–probably like you.
But that shit is beside the point–MOST people probably aren’t doing this to cope with something–they probably just like it! So who the fuck are you to tear them down? Who the fuck are you to decide what’s right? Who the fuck are you to judge? Mother fuckers. Ancient and indigenous cultures have practiced body modification for centuries–why shouldn’t it be viable cultural expression today? Oh, because there a bunch of fucking nutcase whackjobs like you who want to decide what is best for everyone–but you can go ahead and be fucking hypocrite. Assholes.
To every single dumbass who is belittling the people on this site,
What the fuck? Are you so insecure with yourselves that you can’t let other people be who they want? Who the fuck are you? This is art, it is expression, it is the right of anyone to do with their body as they please without harassment or denigration by simple-minded dumbshits like you. So what if some people have been through some hard shit in their lives? Its none of your goddamned business if they’re not bothering you. Some people (probably you?) like to go talk about their issues with a shrink, go for it–it helps you. Maybe other people like to express their feelings through writing or painting–so what if the canvas is your own body–its more personal, it takes a shitload more courage to do it and stand up in front of fucks like you and BE! At least they are finding ways to express themselves that isn’t hurting anyone else–what about your republlican heros? Foley anyone? Yeah, fucking pedophiles acting out their issues on someone else. That, I have a problem with. Wonderful Pastor Ted? Yeah, hypocrite–probably like you.
But that shit is beside the point–MOST people probably aren’t doing this to cope with something–they probably just like it! So who the fuck are you to tear them down? Who the fuck are you to decide what’s right? Who the fuck are you to judge? Mother fuckers. Ancient and indigenous cultures have practiced body modification for centuries–why shouldn’t it be viable cultural expression today? Oh, because there a bunch of fucking nutcase whackjobs like you who want to decide what is best for everyone–but you can go ahead and be fucking hypocrite. Assholes.
OH WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY, NOW I SEE YOUR POINT…..YOU ARE JUST A SORRY ASS LITTLE EMO FUCK, SITTING IN THE CORNER CRYING CAUSE DADDY RAISED HIS VOICE, AND THE CAT PISSED ON YOUR RUG, AND THE NINTENDO WAS PUT AWAY UNTIL YOUR GRADES COME UP. MAN, IM MAD AT THE WORLD, I THINK ILL GO SMOKE A CIGARETTE, AND GET SCARS PURPOSELY PUT ON MY BODY TO EXPRESS MY ARTISTIC FELLINGS OF ANGUISH TOWARDS THE WORLD, THATS ART MAN!!!! YOU FUCK, ANCIENT INDIGENOUS CULTURES YOU AINT, SO THAT CARD IS NULL AND VOID LITTLE BOY. THOSE SAME CULTURES THAT SCARRED THEIR BODY ALSO WENT OUT KILLED AND WERE KILLED BY OTHERS TO SURVIVE, ALL YOU DO IS BITCH AND COMPLAIN ABOUT ARTISTIC FREEDOM, BODY RIGHTS AND FEELINGS. I DONT THINK THAT IS WHAT ANCIENT TRIBES HAD IN MIND WHEN THEY DID WHAT YOU DO. YOU ARE AN EMO FUCK, DO NOT CONFUSE YOURSELF WITH A WARRIOR OR TRIBESMAN THAT DID THE SAME FOR PURPOSE. GO FUCK YOU SELF!!!!!!!!
OH WHEN YOU PUT IT THAT WAY, NOW I SEE YOUR POINT…..YOU ARE JUST A SORRY ASS LITTLE EMO FUCK, SITTING IN THE CORNER CRYING CAUSE DADDY RAISED HIS VOICE, AND THE CAT PISSED ON YOUR RUG, AND THE NINTENDO WAS PUT AWAY UNTIL YOUR GRADES COME UP. MAN, IM MAD AT THE WORLD, I THINK ILL GO SMOKE A CIGARETTE, AND GET SCARS PURPOSELY PUT ON MY BODY TO EXPRESS MY ARTISTIC FELLINGS OF ANGUISH TOWARDS THE WORLD, THATS ART MAN!!!! YOU FUCK, ANCIENT INDIGENOUS CULTURES YOU AINT, SO THAT CARD IS NULL AND VOID LITTLE BOY. THOSE SAME CULTURES THAT SCARRED THEIR BODY ALSO WENT OUT KILLED AND WERE KILLED BY OTHERS TO SURVIVE, ALL YOU DO IS BITCH AND COMPLAIN ABOUT ARTISTIC FREEDOM, BODY RIGHTS AND FEELINGS. I DONT THINK THAT IS WHAT ANCIENT TRIBES HAD IN MIND WHEN THEY DID WHAT YOU DO. YOU ARE AN EMO FUCK, DO NOT CONFUSE YOURSELF WITH A WARRIOR OR TRIBESMAN THAT DID THE SAME FOR PURPOSE. GO FUCK YOU SELF!!!!!!!!
Hey, GWB–just for your info–I have 5 tatoos–and that’s it. I’m just not into bashing others. I actually talk, listen, and understand, rather than judge. You have NO idea what you are talking about, but still talk–out of your ass. Way to go! How does thtat make you feel? Make you feel better about your small penis? I hope it does. You don’t know shit, you don’t understand shit, and you are shit. I’m a 30 year old middle school teacher, dumb fuck. Kind of throws your whole little tirade out the window doesn’t it? Yeah–thought so. Go climb back in your hole, fuck yourself (try switching hands so you don’t look funny) and leave others alone. Seriously–are you that pathetic? Get a life.
PS–ancient or indigenous cultures exist today–their ways and arts are co-opted and copied by just about every artist, so who the fuck are you to say when, where and how it is appropriate to do so? Read a little–it might help. Ignorant retard.
Hey, GWB–just for your info–I have 5 tatoos–and that’s it. I’m just not into bashing others. I actually talk, listen, and understand, rather than judge. You have NO idea what you are talking about, but still talk–out of your ass. Way to go! How does thtat make you feel? Make you feel better about your small penis? I hope it does. You don’t know shit, you don’t understand shit, and you are shit. I’m a 30 year old middle school teacher, dumb fuck. Kind of throws your whole little tirade out the window doesn’t it? Yeah–thought so. Go climb back in your hole, fuck yourself (try switching hands so you don’t look funny) and leave others alone. Seriously–are you that pathetic? Get a life.
PS–ancient or indigenous cultures exist today–their ways and arts are co-opted and copied by just about every artist, so who the fuck are you to say when, where and how it is appropriate to do so? Read a little–it might help. Ignorant retard.
“fuck you justin ass fucking freak go fuck yourself biatch”… Are you serious? Who says shit like that? Has intelligence gone COMPLETELY out the window?
“fuck you justin ass fucking freak go fuck yourself biatch”… Are you serious? Who says shit like that? Has intelligence gone COMPLETELY out the window?
Just to clear a few things up, I am a happy and well adjusted person for the most part. I had a nice childhood, and I dress completely normally. I do these things for reasons the most of you will never understand. I’m sure all of you have things that you do that I would not understand. That is being an individual and I accept that. So maybe when some people get upset they hurt themselves. I’ll bet when GWB gets upset he does things we don’t, like punch a queer or kick a dog. And just for the record, if your best attack on my intelligence is that I mispelled a word on a message board, I consider that a compliment. Now I’m gonna go smoke a fucking cigarette. (I’m just letting you guys know so you will think I’m cooler.)
Just to clear a few things up, I am a happy and well adjusted person for the most part. I had a nice childhood, and I dress completely normally. I do these things for reasons the most of you will never understand. I’m sure all of you have things that you do that I would not understand. That is being an individual and I accept that. So maybe when some people get upset they hurt themselves. I’ll bet when GWB gets upset he does things we don’t, like punch a queer or kick a dog. And just for the record, if your best attack on my intelligence is that I mispelled a word on a message board, I consider that a compliment. Now I’m gonna go smoke a fucking cigarette. (I’m just letting you guys know so you will think I’m cooler.)
HI GWB HERE, BACK FROM PUNCHING A QUEER AND KICKING A PUPPY….JUSTIN I THINK YOU ARE SO COOL FOR GOING AND SMOKING A CIGARETTE AND HAYDUKE30 YOU ARE ONE OF THE REASONS OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM IS IN SUCH SHAMBLES, YOUR RAMBLES ARE AS POINTLESS AS YOUR ARGUMENT. GOD HELP THE KIDS YOU MIS-EDUCATE….WELL IT WAS FUN READING ALL YOUR MISGUIDED POSTS AGAIN, FUNNY I CAN MAKE YOU SOO ANGRY, MUST BE A LITTLE VOICE IN YOUR HEAD TELLING YOU HOW RIGHT I AM, BUT STILL YOU FIGHT….GOTTA GO KICK A GAY CAT…..GO FUCK ALL OF YOURSELVES!!!!!!
HI GWB HERE, BACK FROM PUNCHING A QUEER AND KICKING A PUPPY….JUSTIN I THINK YOU ARE SO COOL FOR GOING AND SMOKING A CIGARETTE AND HAYDUKE30 YOU ARE ONE OF THE REASONS OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM IS IN SUCH SHAMBLES, YOUR RAMBLES ARE AS POINTLESS AS YOUR ARGUMENT. GOD HELP THE KIDS YOU MIS-EDUCATE….WELL IT WAS FUN READING ALL YOUR MISGUIDED POSTS AGAIN, FUNNY I CAN MAKE YOU SOO ANGRY, MUST BE A LITTLE VOICE IN YOUR HEAD TELLING YOU HOW RIGHT I AM, BUT STILL YOU FIGHT….GOTTA GO KICK A GAY CAT…..GO FUCK ALL OF YOURSELVES!!!!!!
I know this may be too late ( I just saw the blog). I have two issues. First, among the free spirits who engage in body mods, why do so many lump everything they don’t like together and says its because of America or Americans? That’s not free-spirited, its just a different form of fascism. As far as who “controls” the industry or the art of bodymods, we went through this with tatooing years ago. It became more popular and widespread so the failures were more widely exposed, to the point that local government stepped in and regulated the practice, requiring at least minimal standards of cleanliness, age limits etc. This didn’t end the practice or make it harder to get or even more expensive. It did get the worst of the fakers out of the studio business and undoubtedly saved some clients from infections or other bad results. As bodymods become more common and accepted (it will happen) then the art and industry involved will also go through a “legitimisation phase” and end up with some regulation, it is inevitable. Now, before I get burned, Yes I believe it is “our body, our choice”. No, I wouldn’t have gone to an artist, no matter how experienced or careful, to have this done. I feel it is up to the best and most well known artists to choose which direction the art is going to take, to nurture it and prevent the negatives from outweighing the positives, their choices will determine if the art will be safe and self-regulated, or if the local goverments will step in and control it. Governments are here to stay and, short of a miracle, will get involved.
I know this may be too late ( I just saw the blog). I have two issues. First, among the free spirits who engage in body mods, why do so many lump everything they don’t like together and says its because of America or Americans? That’s not free-spirited, its just a different form of fascism. As far as who “controls” the industry or the art of bodymods, we went through this with tatooing years ago. It became more popular and widespread so the failures were more widely exposed, to the point that local government stepped in and regulated the practice, requiring at least minimal standards of cleanliness, age limits etc. This didn’t end the practice or make it harder to get or even more expensive. It did get the worst of the fakers out of the studio business and undoubtedly saved some clients from infections or other bad results. As bodymods become more common and accepted (it will happen) then the art and industry involved will also go through a “legitimisation phase” and end up with some regulation, it is inevitable. Now, before I get burned, Yes I believe it is “our body, our choice”. No, I wouldn’t have gone to an artist, no matter how experienced or careful, to have this done. I feel it is up to the best and most well known artists to choose which direction the art is going to take, to nurture it and prevent the negatives from outweighing the positives, their choices will determine if the art will be safe and self-regulated, or if the local goverments will step in and control it. Governments are here to stay and, short of a miracle, will get involved.
BLAH BLAH BLAH, TAKE FUCKING ENGLISH COURSE PETE, LEARN TO FORM A FUCKING SENTENCE LIKE AN ADULT….JESUS MAN COULD ONLY UNDERSTAND HALF OF WHAT YOU SPRAYED ON THE BOARD, NOW SIT THE FUCK DOWN AND LEARN BEFORE YOU “TRY” TO SOUND SMART….PUNK ASS….
BLAH BLAH BLAH, TAKE FUCKING ENGLISH COURSE PETE, LEARN TO FORM A FUCKING SENTENCE LIKE AN ADULT….JESUS MAN COULD ONLY UNDERSTAND HALF OF WHAT YOU SPRAYED ON THE BOARD, NOW SIT THE FUCK DOWN AND LEARN BEFORE YOU “TRY” TO SOUND SMART….PUNK ASS….
I dont know if its just me but dont the pre-op scars look a little too much like a couple big dicks – i dont know
I dont know if its just me but dont the pre-op scars look a little too much like a couple big dicks – i dont know
Shannon, I LOVED this…
“I own myself. I can leave myself as I am, or I can improve myself as I see fit, or I can even choose to destroy myself. It’s my decision, and my decision alone. Any law that tells me that I don’t own myself, and can’t dictate what is done to by body and by whom, is fundamentally wrong and by definition a tool of those who would enslave others. Worse yet, it belies a flawed foundation upon which true human rights cannot be built.”
and I wholeheartedly agree. If I, or anyone else, decide to modify my body any way I see fit, by whoever I see fit to do it, so be it. To each their own.
P.S. I think that quote would be great on a t-shirt… 😀
Viva La Mods!
Shannon, I LOVED this…
“I own myself. I can leave myself as I am, or I can improve myself as I see fit, or I can even choose to destroy myself. It’s my decision, and my decision alone. Any law that tells me that I don’t own myself, and can’t dictate what is done to by body and by whom, is fundamentally wrong and by definition a tool of those who would enslave others. Worse yet, it belies a flawed foundation upon which true human rights cannot be built.”
and I wholeheartedly agree. If I, or anyone else, decide to modify my body any way I see fit, by whoever I see fit to do it, so be it. To each their own.
P.S. I think that quote would be great on a t-shirt… 😀
Viva La Mods!
I love how this page has so many comments just because of all the fighting going on…
I love how this page has so many comments just because of all the fighting going on…
i think its kinda funny… you would have to be pretty stupid to do that to your self though
i think its kinda funny… you would have to be pretty stupid to do that to your self though
Did anyone else see his other scar? It’s lovely.
I’d think he has a tendency to heal like that, and the sheer size of the new cuttings exacerbated the scarring…
I think this guy has some balls to sit through all of that… again.
Take care all!
Did anyone else see his other scar? It’s lovely.
I’d think he has a tendency to heal like that, and the sheer size of the new cuttings exacerbated the scarring…
I think this guy has some balls to sit through all of that… again.
Take care all!
My anus has a huge keloid around it, but instead of having it removed, I had LOVE MACHINE tattooed onto it. It turned out really nice, at least the boys think so when they see it.
My anus has a huge keloid around it, but instead of having it removed, I had LOVE MACHINE tattooed onto it. It turned out really nice, at least the boys think so when they see it.
NO, I OWN YOU….YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING TO YOUR BODY UNLESS I SAY SO….I AM THE DECIDER AND I WILL DECIDE WHAT IS GOOD FOR YOU AND THIS IS NOT, SO YOU MAY NOT DO THIS ANYMORE….I AM THE DECIDER, REMEMBER THIS AND DO NOT FORGET!!!!!!!
NO, I OWN YOU….YOU CANNOT DO ANYTHING TO YOUR BODY UNLESS I SAY SO….I AM THE DECIDER AND I WILL DECIDE WHAT IS GOOD FOR YOU AND THIS IS NOT, SO YOU MAY NOT DO THIS ANYMORE….I AM THE DECIDER, REMEMBER THIS AND DO NOT FORGET!!!!!!!
GWB… i love you
GWB… i love you