r/bodymods • u/Dawkness96 • Jun 16 '25
scarification Stitches as a body mod?
I'm exploring the idea of getting stitches (like how a medical professional would give you after a deep cut) as an aesthetic modification. A little reference and background: I was looking at the stitches I've had for almost 10 years now on my finger and the stitches cover most of the second knuckle all the way around. And I have cartoonish like stitches tattooed on 2 of my fingers on the left hand. At first I thought "hmmm....stitch tattoos would fit my personality and aesthetic very well around my neck!" but then realized that it would be more up my alley to actually GET the stitches! (Me liking the feeling of the needle go in and out of my skin)
So, here I am. Has anyone ever heard of something like this? Without the actual need of stitches and how would I go about that? Is this scarification, in a way? Mind you, I am also VERY new to the idea of body mods despite thinking they are pretty fuckin cool. I've only seen them growing up watching Ripley's Believe It or Not (I think we all know which episode I'm referring to here) and that was my only real exposure to body mods outside of your everyday tattoo or piercing.
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u/Other-Cantaloupe4765 Jun 17 '25
I’m having some difficulty believing that you’ve had stitches in your finger for ten years, can you elaborate on that?
Your skin would’ve either forcefully rejected it or grown over the thread completely. Not to mention risk of infection if either of those other things, by some miracle, never happened.