Editing Scarification (section)

==Dangers==
Scarification produces harm and trauma to the skin. [[Infection]] is common when tools are not sterilised properly.<ref name=":0" /> Scarification has been linked to the spread of [[HIV/AIDS]] and [[Hepatitis C]] when tools are shared between people.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Gomo |first1=E |last2=Chibatamoto |first2=P P |last3=Chandiwana |first3=S K |last4=Sabeta |first4=C T |date=1997-12-01 |title=Risk factors for HIV infection in a rural cohort in Zimbabwe: a pilot study |url=https://europepmc.org/article/med/9631112 |journal=The Central African Journal of Medicine |volume=43 |issue=12 |pages=350–354 |issn=0008-9176 |pmid=9631112}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Orubuloye |first1=I.O. |last2=Caldwell |first2=Pat |last3=Caldwell |first3=John C. |date=1995 |title=A note on suspect practices during the AIDS epidemic: vaginal drying and scarification in southwest Nigeria |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/40652160 |journal=Health Transition Review |volume=5 |pages=161–165 |jstor=40652160 |issn=1036-4005}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Bardia |first1=Aditya |last2=Williamson |first2=Eric E. |last3=Bauer |first3=Brent A. |date=2006-05-27 |title=Scarring moxibustion and religious scarification resulting in hepatitis C and hepatocellular carcinoma |url=https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(06)68775-8/abstract |journal=The Lancet |language=English |volume=367 |issue=9524 |pages=1790 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(06)68775-8 |issn=0140-6736 |pmid=16731275|s2cid=43248476 |url-access=subscription }}</ref> Body modification artists may have less experience with scarification, perhaps due to lower demand. When not desired, keloid scars may be an additional complication, although there are emerging treatment strategies for keloid scars.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Breuner |first1=C |last2=Levine |first2=D |last3=The |first3=Aap |last4=Adolescence |first4=On |last5=Grubb |first5=Laura |date=2017-09-18 |title=Adolescent and Young Adult Tattooing, Piercing, and Scarification |journal=Pediatrics |volume=140 |issue=4 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331742591 |pages=20171962|doi=10.1542/peds.2017-1962 |pmid=28924063 |s2cid=40982923 |doi-access=free }}</ref>