You know it was only a matter of time before you saw that headline.  Every day I wait for the call that the Epic Meal Time guys want to do something Body Modification related and need another beard for the camera, it’s just one province over after all.  Of course for BMEpic Meal Time, we don’t use bacon in our bacon strips.

That scar is on the leg of IAM: pornXXXpiggy.

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First it starts with a little bit of flesh..

The next step is to take a bit more..

And so on..

Alright, so here’s the fun part.  The 2 horns were done over 2 consecutive days.  The day before the first scar, he had two tattoos done on his upper arms.  The next day he came in for blackwork tattoos on the rest of his arms.  Following that, more scar work, over top of the blackwork, and finally some chest tattoos.  I honestly can’t even imagine what that much work done in a small period of time would feel like.

You can see the whole process in the skin removal scarification gallery.  The scarification was done by Iñaki Garduño from Xibalba Body Art in Mexico City.

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I would have featured this Friday as a follow-up piece, however I couldn’t find any fresh photos of the text portion of the scar.  Given how dark and raised the text is, I’m going to assume the star is also going to turn out similar.  Even if you’re not a fan of Slipknot, you can still appreciate the scar.

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This interesting take on a rose was done by Anders Allinger from Flesh Impressions, located in Broadbeach, Queensland on Australia’s Gold Coast.  I say interesting because of how he chose to do the thorny vines on the bottom.  Instead of the traditional stem, he opted for an almost tentacle-esque aesthetic.

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So bad news folks, there weren’t any healed scars submitted this week, meaning there won’t be a Friday Follow-up today.  However, I do have a fresh scar for you from Anders to tide you over until next week.  And to all those scarification artists and people walking around with healed scars, send in those photos so we can keep the weekly follow-up posts going!

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Now according to Google, this phrase is from a song by Oomph! entitled “Sex hat keine Macht” (Sex has no power), which I’m assuming is a German band.  Putting the music reference aside, it is an interesting quote to use scarification as a medium, as anyone who has been scarred knows, bleeding is a part of the process.

As you’ve probably guessed by the watermark, this scar was done by Anders from Flesh Impressions in Broadbeach, Qld, Australia.  You can see more of Anders’ work in his scarification portfolio.

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2 weeks ago I promised that you’d be seeing some photos from The Piercing Urge in Melbourne, Australia.  Well today you’ve already seen two by Frederick Bain, and now here’s something from the man himself, “Piercing” Pete Sheringham.  I’m not sure how old the tattooed hand is, but it appears much older than the fresh scarification piece.  Also note the ring finger has a band on it, possibly making the scar one inspired by love.

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Today’s follow-up is a simple design that has had some impressive results after healing.  A few months back Gabor Zagyvai carved this heart into a client.

And here’s how it looks today.

Now obviously it’ll still change over the next year or so, but right now it’s looking pretty damn awesome.  Especially for those of you who like dark and raised scars.

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Brian did this cutting a little while back when he was doing a guest spot in Berkley, CA

Jesse Villarreal says that this is a symbol for joy/happiness, and since I’ve never seen it before, I’m going to take his word on it.

Jesse works out of Main Street Tattoo and Body Piercing in Merced, Ca.