allthatjaz
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Hi moonlightheart, there is a lot of contradiction in the healing of a brand. The problem with aggravating any scarification too early is that you have a high risk of blowing the scar (making the scar bigger than intended) and forming uneven keloid tissue. After many years of trial and error, experimentation and research, my partner would always suggest you leave a brand well alone until the scab has hardened and loosened. Never make it bleed and never pick at it if its painful. Aggravating it after the initial healing process by the way you suggested is good but of the many brands S has done, he has noticed no marked difference in the eventual results of a scar that was left totally alone and a scar that has been gently teased during the healing process. In my opinion, some of his nicest work were the brands that were left to heal naturally. Aggravating a brand area to prevent it from healing leaves the body open to infection for longer and risks a less well defined final scar. On balance I believe it is better to leave it alone.
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