How to make a realistic scar at home. Scarification: fashion for a dangerous hobby. Is it worth doing scarification? Consequences of scarring

Want to prank your friends with a realistic scar? Or create a terrifying image of a maniac's cut-up victim for Halloween? Then you should definitely spend a few minutes on our article. A simple step-by-step instruction will tell you how you can easily draw a scar or wound using ordinary available tools and makeup.

How to make scars with makeup

The more realistic the makeup, the more believable the entire image. Therefore, the scar must be made voluminous, with traces of blood and cuts. To create a natural scar you will need:

• theatrical makeup (can be replaced with decorative cosmetics);
• PVA glue;
• brushes and nail file;
• alcohol and cotton wool;
• sculptural plasticine (you can try replacing it with regular one);
• hand cream and powder;
• red nail polish.

First, decide on the location where the scar will be located. It is best to choose an area on the face or neck, because it is most convenient to apply makeup yourself and at the same time it will be clearly visible to others.
We offer you step-by-step instructions for creating a scar at home.

1. Use a cotton swab with alcohol to thoroughly degrease the site of the future wound.
2. Take a small piece of plasticine and form a thin sausage.
   
3. Using a nail stick, connect the workpiece to the skin. To do this, carefully smear the plasticine, leaving a small voluminous bump in the middle. Unevenness in plasticine should be smoothed out with hand cream.
   
4. To remove the boundaries between the skin and the scar, treat the edges of the plasticine with PVA glue and let it dry.
5. Then thoroughly powder the entire scar.
   
6. Use makeup to color the scar. Its color depends entirely on your imagination. We recommend using natural pinkish-red shades.
7. Use a file to form a cut on the workpiece. Draw the edges with a darker shade of makeup. You can also draw veins.
   
8. Fill the wound with nail polish to simulate dried blood.
9. Ready!

What kind of Halloween look can you create with scar makeup?

Firstly, multiple scars made using this technique can be applied not only to the face, but also to the entire body, which expands the range of possible images. Secondly, horrific wounds and scars are an integral part of almost all fancy dress costumes for All Saints' Day.

If you don’t want to bother too much with a costume, then you should choose the role of a zombie or a victim of a maniac. Movie fans can choose an image from popular films, for example, Harry Potter, Joker or Edward Scissorhands. Scars on the wrists will help create the image of a suicide, and a cut throat will help create the image of a dead man.

Pirates, robbers, maniacs and other wicked individuals also bear scars. For girls, the image of a militant Amazon or the heroine of Japanese legends - the Woman with the Scar, Kuchisake Onna - will suit her.

Vampire fangs prepared for Halloween, drawn blood or artificial lenses of the wildest colors have become familiar attributes of this holiday, close to formality. Such preparations for the holiday of chaos and horror can hardly surprise anyone, much less frighten anyone.

Therefore, the horrors of life - scars, cuts and punctures - are becoming increasingly popular at Halloween parties and parades of similar themes. A pretty girl with a half-cheek scar is much more terrifying than a skillfully made-up vampire. Particularly mysterious and terrible is the image of the revived victim of a maniac with traces of torture on his body and a wild desire to take revenge on the offender on his face. Fear, and that's all. Therefore, scars on Halloween provide a chance to amuse and frighten at the same time.

Scars can be added not only to the image of a victim or the face of a martyr. A touch of realism in the form of a deep furrow will not harm the mystical images of a joker, zombie or black bride. In the latter version, the white wedding dress, tear-stained eyes and deep scars under the veil create a truly creepy effect. The ability to make scars will be useful both for fans of the horror genre and for those who want to learn the tricks of the art of makeup.

For temporary scarring we will need:

• Corrective powder;
• Concealer;
• Various shadows;
• Corrective lip pencil;
• Collodion or medical glue.

How to make scars for Halloween - step by step instructions

1. Using a pink pencil, as close as possible to the natural skin tone, draw a sketch of the scar. We clearly display its bends and reliefs.
2. Let's paint over our drawing.
3. Apply collodion (glue) to the skin inside the design. Give the glue a few minutes to dry.
4. By tightening the skin with glue, the man-made scar acquired a natural relief.
5. Apply the corrector evenly over the entire scar area.
6. We even out the color with a foundation and carefully shade the borders with a sponge (small foam sponge).
7. Using a brush, apply dark pink shadow to the scar. It is necessary to treat the internal areas; it is permissible to highlight the skin on the outside with a different color.

The terrifying detail of your unique makeup is ready. Removing this type of makeup is very simple: false scars will easily come off; the first time you try to get rid of them, you just need to pull the ends of the wound. Red marks or slight swelling on the freed skin will disappear without a trace within 10-15 minutes. You can complement your Halloween scars with pale lips, dark circles under your eyes, or swollen eyelids (as if after a long and desperate cry).

Pale, bloodless lips can be easily created using a pale lipstick and regular concealer. Apply a thin layer of lipstick, apply corrector on top, and distribute it evenly over the surface of the lips. To create the effect of tear-stained eyes, we will perform the following simple manipulations: on the upper eyelid (just above the eyelash line), draw a thin line with a black pencil.

We lower the arrow down, thickening the line closer to the edge of the eyelid. Now, using a red lip corrector, we draw tear lines along the eyelashes of the upper and lower eyelids. To complete the picture, it remains to acquire bruises under the eyes. Take a dark gray shade of eyeshadow with a brush and apply it under the lower eyelid. The movements of the brush should be extremely careful, its pad should barely touch the skin.

The color should be a little more intense at the edges of the lower eyelid. Using a foundation two shades darker than your natural color, draw two thin lines from the eye sockets to the cheekbones. Lightly blend the foundation with a brush. It is recommended to wear this type of makeup for black brides, new zombies or suffering vampires.

Scarification of the skin, or scarification, is a rather cruel form of decorating one’s body. Along with all other decorations of one’s own body, scarring came to us from antiquity, having changed in the technique of execution and its meaning. In ancient times, the procedure was a kind of ritual insignia, and only warriors wore scars. After many centuries, scarring or branding was used to identify a criminal, but having reached our time, the meaning of the procedure has changed and many men and women began to cover their bodies with scars, gaining inner freedom and expressing their Self. Let's figure out how scarification is done and what the beauty and danger of this body jewelry lies.

Let us repeat a little, scarification is the special application of scars to the body, representing in their finished form some kind of pattern or design. Tattoo scarring has several techniques for applying scars:

• A simple, ordinary scar is made perpendicular to the surface; only the depth of the skin cut with a scalpel changes, the result is an elegant and inconspicuous pattern.
• A convex scar is obtained as a result of an incision at an angle; the result of such execution is a three-dimensional, convex pattern.
• A concave scar, it is obtained in the process of removing a layer of skin with a scalpel, the pattern in this case is obtained in the form of a depression on the body.

Scarification is a rather painful procedure; most often it is done under local anesthesia. Only an experienced specialist using a sterile medical instrument can competently perform tattoo scarring, since in essence this procedure is a minor surgical operation.

Types of scarring

Scarification or scarification of the body can be done using different techniques; one of the techniques is more reminiscent of branding the body to obtain a beautiful patterned scar. Another technique involves cutting out a design on the body. Each of these variations has its own subspecies; we will describe all these varieties below.

Branding - burning, branding

• Strike Branding is a single cauterization procedure, the pattern is made up of lines applied individually. Back scarring is perfect for strike branding. The method is quite painful, but not long in time, unlike cutting with a scalpel.
• Cautery Branding - scarring using special forms.
• Laser Branding - the pattern is applied using a laser, the beam emitted by the laser creates an ignition effect.
• Cold branding is a process opposite to burning; a pattern is applied to the body with an object at a very low temperature, one might say extreme. The tool is treated with liquid nitrogen.

Cutting - cutting with a scalpel

• Skin Removal - a section of skin is removed. This procedure is very popular, since after it the pattern has a clear outline. You can also cut through small details to make the design look neater.
• Packing is a popular procedure in the West; its roots come from Africa, where the procedure had a ritual nature. Packing involves rubbing ash or even the ashes of a loved one into the cut. After such an event, during the healing process, the body rejects the rubbed substance and a keloid scar forms at the site of the incision. This method is popular when obtaining a design on the wrist.

It is also worth recalling that the volume and appearance of the picture depend on the angle of the scalpel. When tilted perpendicularly, the scar will be light and delicate. A cut made at an angle will be convex, but if you want a concave pattern, the craftsman will have to cut strips of leather depending on the width and type of pattern. Sometimes, when performing scarification, technologies can be mixed, so you can get a three-dimensional and detailed image.

Scarring at home or in the salon?

The cost of scarring from professionals may exceed the cost of tattoos. Depending on the size, sketch and complexity of the drawing, prices range from 100 USD. e. and up to 1000. But when the price is unaffordable for many, some young people prefer to do scarring at home. This is where the main danger lies, since this procedure requires special conditions, knowledge in the field of medicine and surgery, as well as special sterile instruments. By doing body scarification at home, you are deprived of all these conditions, and no one will give you guarantees of compliance with all standards, much less professionalism, which can be fraught with unnecessary consequences for you. If you decide to cut your body yourself, then you need to learn a few main recommendations.

• First of all, you must refuse to perform scarification operations that are very complex in terms of technological execution, such as deep cuts and extensive scarring.
• Maintain the angle of the cutting tool during operation, otherwise you may get an uneven pattern. That is, for those who have never held a scalpel in their hands, it will be very difficult to achieve a good result.
• You should also choose the right places for scarring on your body. Scarification is done where there are no folds or where blood vessels are located close (elbows, knees, inner thighs). Most often, scars are applied to the forearm, shins, hands, and forehead.
• The simplest operation that can be done at home is scraping, or scratching. The desired pattern is obtained by gradually removing the upper layers of skin with a needle or scalpel. But you should not go deeper, as there is a danger of catching a muscle or nerve.
• Another way to apply scars can be done at home - branding. The diagram of the future design is made from medical wire in the form of a brand, which is then heated over a fire and applied to a designated area of ​​skin, resulting in a banal burn. After some time, the skin where the mark was applied will heal and a scar will remain.

Scarring at home - instructions for execution

What do you need:

• Antiseptic is necessary for processing the material, tools and place where the design is applied.
• Sterile wipes will be needed during surgery.
• Medical scalpel, you can use a needle or blade as a tool. But, the most ideal tool can only be considered a surgical scalpel. Firstly, it is hard, does not bend or slip during surgery, and secondly, it is made of a special metal, unlike a razor, which cannot lead to a cut or distortion of the design.
• Disposable gloves; before starting the operation, they must be treated with an antibacterial agent.
• A sketch of a drawing; a decal is most often used.

How to do it step by step:

1. An anesthetic is injected under the skin. Please note: just under the skin, and not spraying with an anesthetic. If you want to use freezing, the skin may swell and the pattern will blur. As a result, you will not get the expected result that you planned at the beginning.
2. Apply markings to the skin, or attach a template with an easy to read and uncomplicated pattern. Then, carefully use a scalpel to cut out a part of the skin, cutting and lifting it, thereby leaving a bare area of ​​the body. Using sterile wipes, carefully blot the exposed areas. In the future, the exposed parts of the skin will heal and turn into a beautiful scar, which with its contours will resemble your favorite pattern.
3. After the operation is completed, apply a sterile bandage to the wound for 3 to 4 hours, then remove it. It is advisable to treat the skin with iodine or brilliant green near the applied pattern.

Care after the body scarification procedure

After scarification, the specialist must describe to you the care of the scar and be sure to set a date for the next visit to monitor the healing process. 3-4 hours after the procedure, it is necessary to remove the protective bandage placed by the master; if there are bruises, let the blood come out and form a protective film. Treat with alcohol, iodine, and brilliant green only near the scar, without affecting the scar itself. After a few days, the resulting blood film must be removed in order to cause active formation of scar tissue, since the purpose of scarification is to highlight the scar above the surface of the skin.

Is it worth doing scarification? Consequences of scarring

Having read most of our article about how scarification is done, you could understand that scarification requires a highly professional approach.

• Anesthesia is very important in such a procedure; before administering it, the specialist must ask about any allergies to the components of anesthetic drugs.
• After this, you can begin to select the desired sketch. When choosing an area to apply scarification, it is necessary to avoid places where important blood vessels are located close to the skin. This also confirms the need to carry out the procedure not at home, since if it hits a vein or artery, it is possible to say goodbye to life.
• Scarification does not have a specific healing period; this process depends on many things. One of the first points is the area of ​​the pattern made, the second point is the method by which the procedure was carried out and of course the ability of your body to heal wounds.
• During healing, it is necessary to ensure sterility, since the main negative consequence may be the penetration of infection into the wound.
• There is still the possibility of experiencing painful shock, and anaphylactic shock may occur from the anesthesia received during the procedure.
• And one more thing, if you have previously noticed the formation of keloid scars, then you cannot avoid them now.
• It is necessary to realize that the result obtained from scarring remains with you for the rest of your life. It is no longer possible to get rid of this. It’s better to take a little time to look at the before and after photos of scarring; viewing these photos may help you choose the right path.
• What if, during an operation under a strange name that makes any normal person shudder - scarring on the face - something goes wrong as you wanted? You can disfigure your appearance so that your own mother will not recognize you.
• Since changes occur in the body with age, it becomes thin, possibly flabby, or, on the contrary, gains kilograms, all this will directly affect the pattern obtained during scarring, which can turn into a terrifying scar.
• It is also necessary to think about the loss of blood during the procedure and the possibility of becoming infected with dangerous hepatitis viruses, HIV or other terrible diseases from a poorly sterilized instrument. If the master performing this procedure made a mistake in some aspects, then there is a risk of getting blood poisoning, gangrene and the option of saying goodbye to life altogether.

Contraindications to the procedure

• The presence of diseases such as HIV, hepatitis, syphilis, diabetes mellitus or an enlarged thyroid gland.
• If you experience the formation of keloid scars, fungal skin diseases or pustular formations, with psoriasis.
• Before the procedure, or rather a day before, a person should not take any blood thinning medications or drink alcohol.

Despite the fact that the tradition of celebrating Halloween in our country has appeared recently, this fun and slightly creepy holiday has managed to gain great popularity among young people. To have a lot of fun, you should not only choose a costume, but also think about your makeup.

To create the image of a zombie or a risen corpse, you need to learn how to make artificial scars and open wounds. Fake wounds for Halloween made by professional make-up artists look very realistic. If you wish, you can learn to do this kind of makeup yourself.

To give the “wound” a natural look, you should use professional makeup. Special kits designed for creating makeup for this holiday are very convenient; they include not only paints, but also various accessories - pads, artificial blood, etc. But if you were unable to purchase special products, you should not be upset. You can make a wound for Halloween using ordinary cosmetics, which almost every girl has in her arsenal.

If this is your first experience, then you should not undertake complex makeup; it is better to limit yourself to a relatively simple option - a cut or scar. Let's look at how this makeup is created step by step.

To make an artificial wound on your arm, you must first prepare the materials. Depending on the complexity of the idea, you may need:

• PVA glue, even better if you have silicone glue at your disposal for gluing false eyelashes;

• red and blue food coloring;

• decorative cosmetics or makeup: foundation, blush, eye shadow (it’s good if you have a large professional palette);

• sharp knife;

• brushes, cotton swabs and swabs, sponges for applying foundation;

• food gelatin, double-layer napkins or toilet paper (white), plasticine.

If you want to make your Halloween makeup even more scary, you can stock up on a plastic fake razor or shards of “glass.” These things can be attached to the wound to make it look realistic and scary.

IN important! Never try to use real blades or glass! Using these items to create makeup can cause serious injury!

Next, you need to think about protecting the surrounding area from stains. Furniture should be covered with paper or plastic wrap. To avoid damaging your makeup when changing clothes, it is recommended that you put on your costume first before applying your makeup.

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If the “cut” is located on the body, then you need to think about protecting the suit from staining, although if a little artificial blood gets on the clothes, the image will only benefit (of course, if you are using your own suit, and not a rented one). If the “wound” is planned to be located on the face or neck, then to protect clothing it is enough to wear an apron.

Step two: create artificial skin

A cut is a break in the skin. Naturally, we will try to leave our skin unharmed, so when creating an open wound for Halloween, you need to create artificial skin.

To create a realistic laceration for Halloween, you can use different methods:

• Glue for eyelashes. This is a fairly simple option and can be used to create an imitation of small cuts or burns. The glue is applied to the skin in the area where the wound is planned to be made. If bubbles form on the surface, it’s okay; the glue wound will look even worse. Now you need to sit quietly for a while, waiting for the glue to dry. To make things go faster, you can use a hairdryer, but you need to dry it with cold air, otherwise the glue will spread.

• Glue and paper. If a large wound is required, then additional fillers must be used. For example, toilet paper or napkins. To create imitation leather, it is better to use eyelash glue or diluted PVA glue. Making a wound from napkins is simple. You can glue napkins directly onto the skin, but then the makeup will be difficult to remove; it is more convenient to use double-sided tape. You need to cut out a piece of tape that will be slightly larger than the “wound”. On top of the tape you need to stick several layers of napkins soaked in glue. The more layers you paste, the more voluminous the “wound” will be. Then you need to use a knife or toothpick to make a cut, cutting through the layers of napkins. If you use a toothpick, the edges will be uneven and torn. Now all that remains is to paint the wound with paints and stick it on the skin.

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• Plasticine. The simplest option that can be done at home is to make imitation leather from plasticine. Flesh or white colored material should be used. You need to form a “sausage” of the required length and volume and secure it to the skin. The disadvantage of this option is its fragility. To keep the wound better, it is worth securing the “sausage” of plasticine on double-sided tape using glue. To simulate a cut, you need to cut the plasticine. The workpiece needs to be painted and coated with matte colorless nail polish on top so that the plasticine does not wrinkle.

• Gelatin. If you plan to insert shards of artificial glass or a blade into the wound, then the material must be strong enough. In this case, it is worth making imitation leather from a mixture of glycerin and gelatin. It is necessary to mix powdered gelatin with water and allow it to swell. Then pour glycerin into the mixture (all ingredients are taken in equal volumes). Take a tile or flat plate and heat it slightly in the oven until it is warm but not hot. The gelatin mixture must be heated in the microwave for 10-30 seconds, depending on the power of the oven. It is important that the gelatin is completely dissolved, but the mixture does not have time to heat to a boil. Now you need to remove the heated tile from the oven and apply gelatin to it in an even layer. It is better to work with gloves to avoid real burns. Cool the tile slightly and place it in the refrigerator until the gelatin completely hardens. After which you can make cuts on it and insert objects into it. You can secure the “wound” on the body using double-sided tape.

There is an opinion that scars adorn a real man. Perhaps not all men will agree with this. But perhaps everyone will agree that scars do not decorate women. What to do? How to remove scars so that they do not cause inconvenience?

Scars can appear for various reasons. These could be scars left after acne heals, or after surgery. Or maybe as a result of injury or injury. Whatever the reasons, it is possible to remove scars from the face or body. Here are some basic tips.

1. If a scar appears after a wound or surgery, then the first actions should be taken immediately. After removing the stitches, you need to start using creams to absorb scar tissue as soon as possible. One of the most effective at the moment is Contractubex cream. In many cases, the use of this remedy alone is sufficient.
2. If after applying a course of cream, traces of the scar are still visible, then you can use the peeling procedure. During a chemical peel, special reagents are applied to the skin, resulting in the removal of the top layer of skin. Thanks to this method, you can remove scars on the arm or other part of the body.
3. If the scar forms a dent or pit on the surface of the skin, special dermal fillers can be used to remove it. Cosmetologists usually use collagen or a special hyaluronic acid gel. As a result, the skin is evened out. But this procedure will need to be repeated every few months.
4. If you want to get rid of unpleasant memories of a scar forever, you can use laser therapy. This method helps to smooth out the scar from the surface of the skin, leaving almost no marks. To remove a scar with a laser, local anesthesia is often used. Treatments may vary depending on the laser. There are some that remove the top layers of skin, giving it a more natural look. And subsequently the scars disappear. Other lasers penetrate the lower layers of the skin and stimulate collagen production. This way, you can get rid of scars from the inside.
5. If the scar is very large or there are many of them, then you can resort to a surgical method to remove them. There are several such methods. For example, you can cut out the scar and apply intradermal sutures. You can also do plastic surgery to change the contours of the scar. Or cut out the scar for the purpose of subsequent skin transplantation. There is a surgical method called expander dermotension. It consists of sewing a silicone bag (expander) into the area next to the scar, and a physiological solution is injected into it. As a result, the code above the scar stretches. After this, the pouch is removed, the scar is excised, and the skin is tightened.

How to remove scars at home?

But is it really possible to remove scars only with the help of specialists in special clinics? No. You can remove scars at home using the following tips.

• lemon juice. It contains natural whitening agents that will make the scar less noticeable;
• aloe juice. For minor household cuts or to prevent acne scars, apply aloe to a fresh wound. The juice of this plant has restorative properties and will heal the wound without scarring;
• honey. This is a natural remedy and a universal mask for scars. Honey can be applied to the rumen several times a day;
• homemade mask. If you mix a tablespoon of fine oatmeal with one tablespoon of cream and add a couple of drops of lemon juice, you will get an excellent mask for scars. It should be applied to the skin for 15 minutes and then washed off with warm water.

Each organism has its own characteristics, and different wounds cause different scars, but now you know for sure that it is possible to get rid of scars. And, if someone asks you: is it possible to remove a scar on your face so that there are no marks left, you can confidently say: “Yes!”