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It's going to be difficult to do your full name in Braille, I think, at least if you want to keep it that small. In order to get the scar tissue to raise enough to be effective Braille, the original burns will have to be 2-3 times the size of the finished scar tissue. My bet is that you will need to do one letter at a time, and then as you add new letters, you'll be reburning old scar tissue. It will probably take months--and the small you want it, the longer it will take, as you'll have to let it heal pretty fully in between sessions. At least, that's been my experience.Kittenwithawhip said:I have been thinking quite a bit about getting a brand. I have always been fascinated by the texture of things and love to run my fingers over the few scars that I currently have (the ones you get as a kid when you scrape your knee or pick a scab off). I want to have my name in braille branded on some part of my body. My question (yes I do have one) is this; how subtle a design can be branded. Would braille work as a brand or would it just smoosh into something unrecognizable. I want to be able to "read" the word not just see it. I also want the whole thing to be fairly compact - about the size of my middle finger (I wear a size 7 glove) and I have 8 letters in my name so there isn't a lot of room to play with.
RisiaSkye said:
My thoughts, for what they're worth.
And, welcome, Kitten. I don't suppose you're an MST3K fan? Kitten with a Whip was one of my favorite episodes.
Unregistered said:
Thank you for your help RisiaSkye. Gives me some food for thought. Is there another to get the braille without branding? I really like the idea of a brand but if the result is going to be unsatisfying... I don't know MST3K what is it?
Kitten
cymbidia said:Now branding is something altogether different.
Branding always involves the application of heat to skin to produce a wound that will leave a desired scar.
Branding can also be done with cold. Freeze branding can scar skin, but when applied to hair, it permantly whitens.
Red Menace said:Well, I admit this got me curious. Apparently it's done with alcohol and dry ice but all the info I've seen so far is for livestock. Here's a photo of a horse sporting his lovely new brand: http://www.horsecanyon.com/hcs/irons.htm . And some instructions on how to brand your horse or cow:
http://www.lhbrandingirons.com/Freeze/Instructions.html , but nothing for humans. So I wrote to the nice folks at Horse Canyon in Podunk, Idaho (they look like a sweet family) http://www.horsecanyon.com/about-us.htm , and asked them for any tips on branding humans. Hopefully they don't have a collective heart attack and can offer some helpful information.