As promised yesterday, today’s follow-up is going to be a look at Misty’s (IAM:Southtownbaby) first scarification piece.  We first saw it back in April of last year, and then again in June for a 3 month follow-up post.

Here’s how it looked originally..

And here’s how it looks today, with some roses that Misty added recently.

This one really show how differently scars can heal on different people, and even how much scarification can differ on areas of the body.  You’ll notice more definition closer to the knee than there is at the top based entirely on the movement of the flesh in that area.  Looking back on the fresh photo you can see that the scarification was done evenly, that’s just how this person heals.  In any case, Misty did a great job for her first time out, and clearly the client is happy as he went back to her for the roses.

It was just last April that we first saw Misty (IAM: Southtownbaby) appear on ModBlog for the first time as a scarification artist.  We had seen plenty of her own scars, as well as her many suspensions, yet to appear as a scarification artist was a major accomplishment.  Since then her scars have been featured several times, and she’s even gone on tour to New Zealand.  This mehndi inspired fan scarification was done while she was visiting Absolution Tattoo and Body Piercing in Christchurch, NZ.

Make sure to come back tomorrow as you’ll get to see a follow-up of Misty’s first cutting.

Well, it’s been two years since the very first Friday Follow-up post.  In that time we’ve seen some of the most incredible scars, and heard some remarkable stories.  The main purpose of the follow-up is, and always will be, to showcase scarification and branding beyond the first day.  Two years ago, seeing healed scars on ModBlog was pretty rare, mostly due to the fact that scarification takes so long to heal.  With a tattoo or piercing, then end result is visible immediately, and you have a pretty good idea of how it’ll look in a few months time.  With scarification taking so long, it’s no wonder that artists don’t have as many healed photos as they do fresh ones, so many things can happen over the course of a year that can make it difficult to get a new photo.  This is especially relevant to artists who tour, as they may not return to a location for a significant period of time.

The reason I’ve bringing all this up today is because when I was browsing the galleries I recognized a scar that I first featured two years ago, when it was still fresh.  In fact, it was also one of the very first Friday Follow-up posts that showed how it had healed after three months.  Now here we are today, two years later, and we have an opportunity to revisit a scar, and get a good impression of just how much scars can change over time.

To start with, here’s the original photo from August 2010.

And now the initial follow-up from November 2010.

As you can see, the keloids are raising up, and the scar has taken on a distinctive reddish tone.

And finally, here’s how it looks today, two years later.

Such a drastic change from the first follow-up.  The scar is clearly defined, and you can see how it has raised up more in the upper abdomen, as opposed to the lower, due to movement.  The biggest change comes from the colouration.  Over time the redness of the fresh scar has died down completely and has reverted to the original skin tone.  Some scars lighten the tissue over time, however it seems here that the pigmentation has almost completely been restored.

A big thank you to Gabor Zagyvai (IAM: Wyrd) for continuing to send in updated photos of the scars he has done.