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  2. Scarification

Scarification

  • Branding
  • Cutting
  • Scarifying
  • Body piercing

Nature

Scarifying is the scratching, etching, burning / branding, or superficially cutting designs, pictures, or words into the skin as a permanent body modification. In this process, scars are formed by cutting or branding the skin by varying methods to purposely influence wound healing to scar more. Scarifying is seen by some as a form of pleasurable pain, an erotic or spiritual experience.

Claim

People want cuts for adornment, or as a test of endurance, or as a sacrifice toward spiritual transformation. Being cut is a strengthening and powerful experience.

Broader

Aggravates

Scarring
Presentable
Pain
Presentable

Aggravated by

Vampirism
Presentable
Sado-masochism
Yet to rate

Related

Cruel sports
Presentable

Strategy

Commercializing
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SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #3: Good Health and Well-being

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Subject
  • Defence » Espionage, subversion
  • Health care » Surgery
  • Individuation » Individuation
  • Mankind » Human
  • Medicine » Blood
  • Recreation » Animal sports » Animal sports
  • Research, standards » Trademarks
  • Social activity » Voluntary
  • Societal problems » Accidents
  • Societal problems » Maltreatment
  • Content quality
    Presentable
     Presentable
    Language
    English
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020