Going Stag

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Rob

Chasethebeard sent in this photo of a stag beetle scarification. I could be wrong, but it looks like there may be some kind of strike branding on the wings and head, in addition to the cutting.

It bears repeating…

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Rob

That when you send in your photos, make sure you add credit to the artist. All I’ve got on this scar is it was sent in by SwarmInFurs. If you’re sending in photos by e-mail, you’ll get a link back to your photos allowing you to tag them in the right galleries, as well as include artist information.

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Never say no to Panda

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Rob

Oh how I wish this was a scar related to panda cheese, alas it’s just your ordinary run-of-the-mill panda, captured in an awesome scar by Richard ‘Effin’ Ivey.

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The Friday Follow-up

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Rob

Today we’ve got a follow-up of a follow-up thanks to Mr. Brian Decker. We first saw this lobster exactly one year ago in this post.

Four months later we got our first look at the healing scar.

And now, one year later, here’s how it looks today.

You can see how the redness is pretty much all gone, and while it’s hard to know how different the colouration is from his normal skin tone, it stands out really well against the blackwork. Be sure to check out Brian’s BME Portfolio Gallery for more images of his scarification work.

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Heeeeeeere fishyfishyfishyfishy

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Rob

Now I’m sure you have Ernie’s face stuck in your mind when you read that headline, but try picturing Brian Decker saying that as he did this koi scarification on a client.

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Deep black sea

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Rob

It’s a jellyfish. A badass jellyfish scarification on top of some heavy blackwork. I could be wrong but I think Brian only cut this one, as opposed to the cutting/hyfrecator combination he sometimes uses.

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The Friday Follow-up

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Rob

For this next scarification, we head back to Brooklyn, NYC where Brian Decker created this beautiful snail cutting/branding combo for IAM: Polareyez, which was featured back in October.

Here’s how it looks today.

As you can see, it’s much lighter than the scar I posted earlier today. While it’s located on the lower abdomen, and it was cut by Brian, that’s where the similarities stop. Genetics, skin type, aftercare, and many other factors can change how a scar forms on a person.

One of the main reasons I started up the Friday Follow-up posts was to showcase just how varied scars can heal, in addition to showcasing the many talented scarification artists out there. To date there have been over 60 follow-up posts, and I hope to continue the tradition as long as I can. So artists, and those of you with scars, send in your photos to BME (both fresh and healed) so we can keep the Friday Follow-up going for another 60 weeks.