For the process that encourages germination in plants see Scarification (botany). Scarifying involves scratching, etching, or some sort of superficial cutting or incision as a permanent body modification, etching designs, pictures, or words into the skin. In the process of body scarification, scars are formed by cutting or branding the skin. Scarification is sometimes called cicatrization (from the French equivalent). History Scarification has been used for many reasons in many different culture… (More on Scarification)