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The Friday Follow-up

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Rob

It’s been a while since we’ve had one of these, but thanks to kev_n, we’ve got a great follow-up for you today.  You may recall this scarification piece for a little ways back.

It was originally mislabeled as a dermabrasion scar, when it was indeed done with a scalpel by Matt Vermillion from Artistic Design (West) in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Here’s how the scar looks now, about six weeks into the healing process.

You can already see how thick the keloids are, and they’ll more than likely increase just based off the location of the scar.  Hopefully kev_n keeps us posted with more shots as he continues to heal.

Comments

18 responses to “The Friday Follow-up”

  1. Caroline452 Avatar
    Caroline452

    Wow this is really stunning. I love how bold the keloids make it look.

  2. Caroline452 Avatar
    Caroline452

    Wow this is really stunning. I love how bold the keloids make it look.

  3. Simon Avatar
    Simon

    Beautiful, just beautiful.

  4. Simon Avatar
    Simon

    Beautiful, just beautiful.

  5. Choleric Avatar
    Choleric

    This is badass! looks stunning.

  6. Choleric Avatar
    Choleric

    This is badass! looks stunning.

  7. DangerBitch Avatar
    DangerBitch

    That looks amazing!

  8. DangerBitch Avatar
    DangerBitch

    That looks amazing!

  9. Jenn Avatar
    Jenn

    literally gasped

  10. Jenn Avatar
    Jenn

    literally gasped

  11. 1DeX6 Avatar
    1DeX6

    Beautiful work!

  12. 1DeX6 Avatar
    1DeX6

    Beautiful work!

  13. SolidOak Avatar
    SolidOak

    I hope this is how I scar!

  14. SolidOak Avatar
    SolidOak

    I hope this is how I scar!

  15. caleb Avatar
    caleb

    I’m passing out all over the place because this piece is so good

  16. caleb Avatar
    caleb

    I’m passing out all over the place because this piece is so good

  17. becca Avatar
    becca

    Why would you purposely want a keloid? They are itchy and painful and tend to grow larger and more painful overtime. Is this a specific procedure to create a tattoo affect out of keloids and scarring? If so, I never knew such a thing existed. I’ve been trying to get rid of mine for years. I developed them from acne on my chest. I’ve tried so many remedies including surgeries, injections, pressure…nothing seems to work. I wish others who wanted this procedure could just take mine from me. I hate the embarrassment and pain they cause me…

  18. becca Avatar
    becca

    Why would you purposely want a keloid? They are itchy and painful and tend to grow larger and more painful overtime. Is this a specific procedure to create a tattoo affect out of keloids and scarring? If so, I never knew such a thing existed. I’ve been trying to get rid of mine for years. I developed them from acne on my chest. I’ve tried so many remedies including surgeries, injections, pressure…nothing seems to work. I wish others who wanted this procedure could just take mine from me. I hate the embarrassment and pain they cause me…

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