Pyrrsefanie -> RE: Scraping a Word into the Skin? (9/24/2007 4:13:43 PM)
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I think it has to do with the individual person. I bruise and scar easily -- if you look on my upper left arm you can still vaguely see a couple of letters from where I carved "FAILURE" into my arm in high school, and I didn't even cut as deeply as some people I know. But I know a few people who absolutely gouged the Hell out of their flesh far worse than I ever did and they've got nary a scar in sight. Unless you know how resilient your skin is, though, I'd say to really consider how much you'd like walking around with that carved into you, especially at family dinners, taking the kids to school, etc. It's already been said about making sure that the person knows what they're doing, but I'm going to reiterate it because it's really freaking important. If you can't have someone with a medical background do the cutting for you, then at least make sure he reads a few anatomy texts before he brings that knife anywhere near you. Have an emergency kit on hand and a plan of attack just in case anything does go wrong (apply pressure and elevate your arm to help staunch the flow of blood, do NOT use a tourniquet unless it's an absolute emergency as this can cause serious circulatory problems and kill nerves and tissue). I'd recommend using a surgical scalpel or any other very sharp blade. Surprisingly, a sharper blade hurts a lot less than a dull blade, and produces a cleaner and more precise cut. Sterilize the Hell out of any blade that you use beforehand, and after the cutting is done, apply Neosporin or another antibiotic ointment and a gauze bandage. During the healing process make sure that the bandages remain clean and dry, and change them regularly to prevent infection. Once the wounds have closed up, you can start applying cocoa butter or a hemp seed oil-based lotion twice a day to minimize scarring.
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