There is a guy who comes in to my work to buy parts who owns a tattoo shop. He's absolutely covered in tats and scars. Most of the scars are pretty small and look nowhere as disgusting as some of tose pics. In fact, you culd easily mistake them for a tattoo. He even has those metal implants. Two on his forehead to make horns! LOL
FWIW, he's a super cool guy, he's very nice. His Karmann Ghia is super cool too! LOL
I don't mind it, I certainly wouldn't do it though. I'm of the belief that it's your body and you should do whatever you want with it.
It's worth noting that some cultures use scarification as a ritual. Check out the crocodile people, it's a rite of passge into manhood.
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