Painful art at it's best

Scarification is the process of scratching, etching, burning, or branding words or designs into your skin as a form of permanent body modification. It's become pretty popular over the past few years, and you're seeing it more and more everywhere you go. Check out some of the coolest pieces we've seen when it comes to scarification!

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Some of these will make you wish you had one!

Scarred

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Scarification can be beautiful, but the process is painful. The result can be something simple and subtle, or a brutal moving stand-out piece of art.

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Tribal

This one speaks for itself .