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Branding splits skin for art and rite across cities
In San Francisco and beyond branding draws a growing subculture that uses molten metal to burn designs into skin. Heidi Yoder, 27, was branded to balance personal symbols, while shops report weekly branding clients seeking tattoos, piercings, or scarification as a form of self expression and bonds.
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San Francisco
Heidi Yoder
Yoder
New York
Amsterdam
Paris
San Francisco Bay Area
Ohio
Paul Massano
Wilt Chamberlain
Michael Jordan
Emmitt Smith
Kappa Alpha Psi
Omega Psi Phi
Massano
Blake
Nomad Body Piercing
Debra Miller
Muller