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Ancient form of body modification involving inflicting designed and planned wounds to the body with the intention of leaving a scar for aesthetic reasons. Common with darker-skinned people and cultures, because scarring shows better than tattooing in people with more melanin. Scarification may be done by burning, cutting or with chemicals.
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