How extreme are the results of chemical branding?
Typically they are not that extreme. To answer a common question, if you attempt to replicate the chemical branding shown in the movie “Fight Club”, the odds of you getting similarly dramatic results are slim to none. Achieving heavy scarification using chemical means is unpredictable and dangerous, and little to no documentation exists to guide practitioners. At present, it is not recommended to pursue such methods of scarification. How precise are the results of chemical branding? The amount of scarring produced is difficult to produce, and without masks, it is almost impossible to form precise shapes. That said, by using a “masking technique” similar to that used when painting flames on a hotrod, edges can be specified with an acceptable degree of precision. Ranchers experimented briefly with chemical agents to mark animals (they were looking for methods that allowed them to mark their animals without damaging the valuable hide). An acidic agent was developed to achieve this, which
