The use of scarification in western countries is a relatively new, and extreme version of tattooing, where instead of using a small needle and ink to alter the skin, an abrasing, cutting, or removal is preformed leaving a designed scar when complete. Scarification by burning is called [[branding]] which has been done mark slaves. | The use of scarification in western countries is a relatively new, and extreme version of tattooing, where instead of using a small needle and ink to alter the skin, an abrasing, cutting, or removal is preformed leaving a designed scar when complete. Scarification by burning is called [[branding]] which has been done mark slaves. |