Scarification is a form of body modification. The scarification process involves someone purposefully cutting into the skin to create scars in specific designs, patterns, or markings. Many ...

"Scarification definitely isn't as popular as tattooing, and I don't think it ever will be," said Ouellette. "It still carries a stigma as something really bizarre." Related Topics.

You might have heard about seed scarification, wondered what it actually means, and why it's important for successful seed germination. In simple terms, seed scarification is a process used to pre ...

WARNING: This article contains graphic images of scarification. Tattoos may be pretty commonplace these days, but one age-old body modification trend is still shocking people after taking off on ...

Scarification action can be thermal (freeze/thaw events), mechanical (seed coat is scratched or nicked), biological (soil microbial action), or chemical (soak or acid treatment).

Baule sculptural figures depicting scarification idealize Baule notions about beauty and are still admired for their likeness to humans even though the practice of scarification has died out. Vogel ...

When Eva Nieto went to school for piercing and branding in 2002, she thought it may have been of waste of her time and money--at least for the branding portion.

"Scarification definitely isn't as popular as tattooing, and I don't think it ever will be," said Ouellette. "It still carries a stigma as something really bizarre." Related Topics.