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Cut off head scarification

Steve Truitt just did a cutting and skin removal intended to leave a scar reminiscent of a head that’s been torn off! There’s another session to go to make the scar go all the way around, and sutures will also be used to give it a realistic look. Got a hankerin’ to similate an amputation? Visit him at Stay Gold Tattoo and Body Modification in Albuquerque, NM.

Comments

26 responses to “Cut off head scarification”

  1. lala Avatar
    lala

    That’s uh….pretty intense.
    Now my neck itches…>.

  2. lala Avatar
    lala

    That’s uh….pretty intense.
    Now my neck itches…>.

  3. stainless Avatar

    There are still 2 sessions to go, one to finish the cutting all the way around, and then one to put stitches in it once the cuts heal a little bit. Then it will look like it was torn off and sewn back on.
    And just to clarify, it was done really uneven (in depth and width) on purpose to add to the effect he wants when it’s healed.

  4. stainless Avatar

    There are still 2 sessions to go, one to finish the cutting all the way around, and then one to put stitches in it once the cuts heal a little bit. Then it will look like it was torn off and sewn back on.
    And just to clarify, it was done really uneven (in depth and width) on purpose to add to the effect he wants when it’s healed.

  5. Ninha Avatar

    i loved this scar

  6. Ninha Avatar

    i loved this scar

  7. L1ZZARD Avatar

    Now that is original.

  8. L1ZZARD Avatar

    Now that is original.

  9. gretta Avatar

    this is making me uneasy. its really cool, its just making me nervous.

  10. gretta Avatar

    this is making me uneasy. its really cool, its just making me nervous.

  11. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    Yeah, I’ve seen skin rips tattooed on the neck in BME before, but never an actual cutting. Great job. I’m sure the end result will be awesome, I would love to see pics of it.

  12. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    Yeah, I’ve seen skin rips tattooed on the neck in BME before, but never an actual cutting. Great job. I’m sure the end result will be awesome, I would love to see pics of it.

  13. summerly Avatar

    that is so cool.
    can’t wait to see the finished result!

  14. summerly Avatar

    that is so cool.
    can’t wait to see the finished result!

  15. schlick Avatar
    schlick

    i wonder how deep you can cut in this area…
    nice job

  16. schlick Avatar
    schlick

    i wonder how deep you can cut in this area…
    nice job

  17. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    i have a very very faded scar simular to that around my neck where when I was about 4 a dog on one of those extending leads ran around me and dragged the chord across my neck

  18. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    i have a very very faded scar simular to that around my neck where when I was about 4 a dog on one of those extending leads ran around me and dragged the chord across my neck

  19. Lauren Avatar

    This is an awesome idea. I wouldn’t want it on me but I’d love to see what it looks like when it heals. 😀

  20. Lauren Avatar

    This is an awesome idea. I wouldn’t want it on me but I’d love to see what it looks like when it heals. 😀

  21. starspring Avatar

    WHoa. I am squickin a bit here.

  22. starspring Avatar

    WHoa. I am squickin a bit here.

  23. kaleidoscope_kunt Avatar
    kaleidoscope_kunt

    holy shit!, that would be so scary getting that done, i’d stop breathing for fear of the scalpel slipping. jeeez!

  24. kaleidoscope_kunt Avatar
    kaleidoscope_kunt

    holy shit!, that would be so scary getting that done, i’d stop breathing for fear of the scalpel slipping. jeeez!

  25. Meko Avatar
    Meko

    Wow that is amazing. Considering it is now 8 years later there must be a link to the finished/healed product? Can someone post it? Awesome stuff

  26. Meko Avatar
    Meko

    Wow that is amazing. Considering it is now 8 years later there must be a link to the finished/healed product? Can someone post it? Awesome stuff

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