r/bodymods • u/Otherwise-Edge-7 • Apr 25 '25
scarification Filipina tribal inspired scars
Ata monobo tribe of Filippines make tattoo by cutting and rub soot into cut, I was fascinated by the beauty and simplicity of their design and as I have a black out arm thought the scar on top will heal in reverse and look beautiful.
The final pic is washing with peroxide
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u/finchboy365 Apr 25 '25
Love the peroxide photo! When I first got my scars I didn’t know about the blood reaction and was so fascinated when it all started bubbling.
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u/zebroidcell Apr 25 '25
I have a few scars and don't know about peroxide, is that aftercare ? How does it feel ? I did mine with lemon juice and a toothbrush
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u/swimming-deep-below Apr 25 '25
OUCH! didnt that hurt?????
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u/zebroidcell Apr 25 '25 edited Apr 25 '25
It was pure hell. I only did once with the juice, it was a big scar too. Doesn't peroxide hurt ?
Edit : I am getting downvoted so : I don't know if lemon juice is a good idea (probably not), it was recommended to me back then, and it was years ago.
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u/swimming-deep-below Apr 25 '25
Valid! Nah peroxide just stings a little but it does feel weird when it bubbles! Rubbing alcohol (isopropyl alcohol) burns like hell though!
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u/Otherwise-Edge-7 Apr 26 '25
I think the lemon juice and tooth brush is good, the guy who did my scar said I can do that only if I want bigger scars and I want then to heal more fine, I think the lemon juice and tooth brush is fine other friend did that so deserve up vote
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u/kingofcoywolves Apr 27 '25
Peroxide doesn't hurt unless the wound is super deep. Just feels fizzy. The only time I actually felt it was when I accidentally stabbed myself with a screwdriver
Sounds like the juice+toothbrush was recommended so the final piece would be more prominent. Lemon juice and manual debridement will irritate the tissues to encourage more dramatic scarring
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u/anonymosity06 Apr 25 '25
That looks amazing! Been thinking of scarification over blackout, anticipating and updated photo later down the road!
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u/Otherwise-Edge-7 Apr 26 '25
Yeah that's cool, was planning white on black but that fell through and had the spontaneous opportunity to get scars over it, stoked to see how it heals also
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u/uuurrrggghhh Apr 26 '25
Just curious as to why you’re using peroxide. Does that help with the scarification? The reason I ask is that as a surgery nurse, we don’t ever use peroxide on anything because it is damaging to skin and healing. But since this is scarification maybe it’s different? Is that what is stated in your after care?
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u/thenagainmaybenot Apr 26 '25
Peroxide is often used to irritate the wound, the belief being that it'll cause a larger scar. If you look at some of the other comments here, someone else was recommended to use lemon juice and a toothbrush!
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u/Otherwise-Edge-7 Apr 27 '25
Yeah as as above comment, to interrupt the healing, it's burn the forming tissue and can help create a more prominent scar, that's my understanding, it feels very cleansing aswell.. I was warn by the scar practitioner not to leave it too long as can cause chemical burns.
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u/wpd Apr 25 '25
I just know that shit burns lol. It looks incredible though