Scarification is totally different from cutting/self mutilation.
There are tribes in Africa who have been doing it for centuries.
If you look hard enough you can find many tattoo parlors that do it.
People do it for many reasons, and if done safely/correctly
you are left with a beautiful peice of art.
Though im sorry to say, but it looks horrible and I would be worried about infection(cauterizing is an important step).
/rant
FYI: I have a scarified heart on my forearm that was done professionally.
I choose it because Im known for "wearing my heart on my sleeve".
i can promise you its not infected, i did cauterize the thing my mate used to do it with, i never realised how helpful het lighters were until then
ill post a fully healed pic of it when it had
and then the one with the tattoo stuff around and in the middle of it