Cutting
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One of the types of knives used in cutting. This style of knife can frequently be found in art stores or hobby shops. The blades are replaceable and often come in sterile packaging. This is due to the same types and quality of blade being used in medical procedures as in art/hobby applications.
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See also: Practical Cutting.
Cutting is a physical activity which may or may not involve pain.
Frequently, apart from any psychological effect, it is done for decorative reasons.
- Designs may be cut into only the top layer or two of skin. In this case there will be little or no blood loss, and the designs will heal and disappear within a few days.
- Designs may also be cut in to the skin with the intention of leaving permanent scars.
With pain
Pain is sometimes a desirable feature of cutting. While sharper than the sort of pain experienced from flogging, it can still serve to achieve a different state of mind.
Without pain
The sharpest of blades can cut the outer layers of skin without triggering any pain. Often these types of cut heal without leaving a scar. This type of cutting is primarily about the psychological effect the cutting has on the person being cut. Fear can be a significant component of this sort of activity.
Scarification and decoration
- Cutting can be used for creating tattoos by rubbing ink or powder into the wound before it heals.
- When scars are desired the cuts can be held open during healing by means of adhesive bandages. Other strategies include laying a hair in the cut before the blood clots.
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