[Unusual breast scars].
The authors report the case of an unusual form of skin tattoo, discovered on the breasts of a young woman, corresponding to several scars forming a symbolic image, performed deliberately with a burning object. This form of mutilation is called "branding". Imported from England, it is developing in France as a result of fashion, but its followers could one day regret the permanent scars left by this deep burn.
Petit
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F
Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale et Stomatologie, Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France.
Divaris
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M
Guilbert
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F
D000293:Adolescent; D001940:Breast; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013653:Tattooing