A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

The Friday Follow-up

This week in the follow-up we’re going to take a look at a small cutting.  As you know, the main point of this weekly column is to show people just how scars and brands can heal over time, as well as showcasing the many talented scarification artists out there.  While we have seen scarification used in conjunction with tattoos, either as highlighting or negative space in blackwork, we haven’t seen a scar used to remove a portion of a tattoo.

Toronto’s own Six sent in this series of photos of a small scar he did.  The goal was to use scarification to remove a section of the tattoo that the client wasn’t happy with.

To start with, here is the tattoo in question.  The issue is that the letter “C” isn’t distinctive enough, and the knuckles can easily be mistaken to read “GOLD”.

Following the cutting, you can see just what was removed in order to give the client the look he was after.

To see how this healed up, you’ll have to keep on reading.

A month later, here’s how things are looking.  There is still a bit of redness as it’s only been a month, but you can see just how much of a difference a little bit of scarification can make.

In the scarification galleries you’ll be able to see a close up of the finger, which will give you a better idea of just how Six was able to help out his client.

Comments

20 responses to “The Friday Follow-up”

  1. Alice Avatar
    Alice

    Woah, that healed up really well!

  2. Alice Avatar
    Alice

    Woah, that healed up really well!

  3. Alice Avatar
    Alice

    Woah, that healed up really well!

  4. Alice Avatar
    Alice

    Woah, that healed up really well!

  5. shanwich Avatar
    shanwich

    thats pretty dang nifty .

  6. shanwich Avatar
    shanwich

    thats pretty dang nifty .

  7. shanwich Avatar
    shanwich

    thats pretty dang nifty .

  8. shanwich Avatar
    shanwich

    thats pretty dang nifty .

  9. Tobias Avatar

    Hmm. Given the fading present on the ink already, one or two sessions of laser probably could’ve done the same thing.. Healed well, though.

  10. Tobias Avatar

    Hmm. Given the fading present on the ink already, one or two sessions of laser probably could’ve done the same thing.. Healed well, though.

  11. Tobias Avatar

    Hmm. Given the fading present on the ink already, one or two sessions of laser probably could’ve done the same thing.. Healed well, though.

  12. Tobias Avatar

    Hmm. Given the fading present on the ink already, one or two sessions of laser probably could’ve done the same thing.. Healed well, though.

  13. me Avatar
    me

    interesting experiment
    but i would have just used some white/light-colored ink

  14. me Avatar
    me

    interesting experiment
    but i would have just used some white/light-colored ink

  15. me Avatar
    me

    interesting experiment
    but i would have just used some white/light-colored ink

  16. me Avatar
    me

    interesting experiment
    but i would have just used some white/light-colored ink

  17. Sculla Avatar
    Sculla

    @ Tobias…. Surely that would be a lot more expensive and painful?

  18. Sculla Avatar
    Sculla

    @ Tobias…. Surely that would be a lot more expensive and painful?

  19. Sculla Avatar
    Sculla

    @ Tobias…. Surely that would be a lot more expensive and painful?

  20. Sculla Avatar
    Sculla

    @ Tobias…. Surely that would be a lot more expensive and painful?

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