Chemical Scarification

Probably the rarest form of scarification, chemical scarification (like in Fight Club), is something that I hardly ever get to see… These are self-done by Zav in Bendigo, Australia, using masking tape to mark off and isolate the area. Four layers of paint strippers were used to eat away the skin, waiting about fifteen minutes between each application. A bit of skin would peel off with no bleeding. Pain was minimal at first but became more painful in later applications. A leathery scab (which Zav describes as similar to dried rabit skin) formed, and in the oldest photo it’s at 25 days (so I suppose this is one of the more successful scarifications of this type that I’ve seen).

Iron Maiden Tattoos

Since I’m going to the Iron Maiden show tonight here in Toronto, I thought I’d pull a dozen Iron Maiden tattoos from the music tattoo galleries… Eddy galore!

by Bob Paulin, Studio 123, St. Catharines by Kenny Mitchell, Tribe 4, Glasgow, Scotland by Pastor, A1 Tattoos, Franklinville, NJ by Jumbo, Jumbo’s Tattoo, Derbyshire, England
by Callum McPherson, Flashpoint Tattoo, St. Falkirk (uncredited) (uncredited) by Andie, formerly of Sacred Flash
by Zagreb Tattoo, Zagreb, Croatia by Shawn Conn, Grinder Tattoo, Rochester, NY by Sinister Scrawling, Harlow, England by Eddie Oakes at Holy Mother, Atlanta

The last one is titled “The Good The Bad The Eddie” by the way.