Extreme Branding
There's a growing movement among those practicing body modification and tattooing to move towards scarification as the means of putting designs in their skin.
Among a number of people this is evidently considered a spiritual experience of some sort.
As scarification or body branding gains in popularity, it will be interesting to see the quality of branding designs which emerge, and if they'll reach the variety and quality of tattoo designs.
They definitely give a different look than tattoos.
Extreme Branding
