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[Unusual breast scars]
F Petit1, M Divaris, F Guilbert
1Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et Stomatologie, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
Annales De Chirurgie Plastique Et Esthetique
|February 17, 2000
Abstract:
The authors report the case of an unusual form of skin tattoo, discovered on the breasts of a young woman, corresponding to several scars forming a symbolic image, performed deliberately with a burning object. This form of mutilation is called "branding". Imported from England, it is developing in France as a result of fashion, but its followers could one day regret the permanent scars left by this deep burn.