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thrilljack · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 9:21 pm Post subject: I want to brand my slave

I intend to brand my slave in much the same way that one would brand a cattle.

I'm doing research on the topic and would appreciate any experience or knowledge anybody has on the topic of human branding.

I'm only interested in branding with heated metal, not by tattoo or cutting.

l8nightq · Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 4:56 pm Post subject:

Don't know if you've really considered this, but I suggest you learn lots and lots before you try this.

A true brand is a 3rd degree burn to the mid dermis region (middle layers of skin). To much, to hot, to long and you've burned right thru.

Human skin is much less dense than animal skin.... And animals don't wear clothes that can hinder healing and cause infection.

If not done right you don't have a brand. You have a large mass of dead tissue and scars.

Brands take an extremely long time to heal, since third degree means "dead" tissue.

Since your post sounds serious, you will most likely do it whether someone responds or not. So I will post this for your unwitting victim.

Flat, meaty surfaces are best, Anything that flexes, stretches, or will rub against clothes will take much longer to heal (it could take months if all goes well).

The length of application depends on the size and temperature of the device. Find out from someone besides me.

A thin coat of vasoline on the skin before the act will help.

If done under less than sterile conditions, you will have a mess on your hands. The iron, the skin, and everything else must be clean.

Keep wound clean and change bandages with recommended regularity... (This takes real care and should be done by someone who really cares).

You may want to submit a question to some of the greek organizations regarding this topic

Lastly.... Get someone with real experience to talk to. Talk to someone at a piercing studio. Quite a few (not most) know about branding (electro mostly) and they know how to take care of damaged skin and keep infections down.
You haven't said if you just want to hurt this sub, it you want it to look good, or if it doesn't matter. Think of it as a permanent work of art that you have to do with a woodburner, so the burn, with all your assumptions about how it's going to go, will last forever on this subs skin.
I would not let someone who had no experience cut my hair, and I don't think I would let someone who is studying on the net, brand me.

If you give a shit at all, make sure you would trust someone like you to do this to you... before you do it to anyone else.