Branding

[azure_eyes]

i, myself, have been researching the idea of branding when my Master came to me and told me on our 2 year anniversary, that he will mark me as his. of course i am scared about getting this done... i asked if i could have a tattoo instead, and he said no.. "I will mark you as mine" so i jumped on the internet and typed in branding bdsm...

while researching i found a couple of links that would be helpful with anyone seriously thinking of getting a brand:

http://www.allaboutelwood.com/body_branding.htm

http://www.annasart.com/bdsmhome/brandinginter.html

http://www.bodyplay.com/ this place actually is a school to learn how to do branding safely

anyways, i will write back after dec and let y'all know how things go with the branding... ~wrinkles nose~

azzie

[yellowrose]

silver sulfdiazine cream (though, I believe it is prescription only so not sure how you do that) before you do anything.

Silvadine was used often for any type of burn until recently. If you have an allergy to Sulfa drugs you shouldn't use this. Also one of the main reasons for it's decrease in casual use within the hospital was a side effect in some of dangerously lowering white blood cell count.

I mention this as many keep unused prescriptions (not that ~I~ would ever do this, erm right anyway. . .) and Silvadine is thought by many to be safer then it actually is. If you do go through with the branding I hope that you get a doctor to properly treat the burn. Burns are high risk for many complications.

[albear]

Just another link for branding info: http://encyc.bmezine.com/?Branding

It's short and sweet, but there is a guide to approximate times of healing and stages of healing on there.

[whippedcream]

i, myself, have been researching the idea of branding when my Master came to me and told me on our 2 year anniversary, that he will mark me as his. of course i am scared about getting this done... i asked if i could have a tattoo instead, and he said no.. "I will mark you as mine" so i jumped on the internet and typed in branding bdsm...
azzie

I know I should probably mind my own business, but I really can't help myself here: if you're wrinkling your nose at the idea of a brand, I would REALLY reconsider getting it. From what people have posted it sounds like you're stuck with brands for life and they may not look as good as you're hoping. I know you didn't ask for advice but I'm giving it anyway: only get a brand if it's what YOU want. You're stuck with it and you're going to have to justify the brand to everyone (especially yourself) for the rest of your life. It's a painful, permanent commitment and I think you shouldn't go in for it if you don't believe in it 100%. And again, I'm sorry for being a busybody.

[azure_eyes]

I know I should probably mind my own business, but I really can't help myself here: if you're wrinkling your nose at the idea of a brand, I would REALLY reconsider getting it. From what people have posted it sounds like you're stuck with brands for life and they may not look as good as you're hoping. I know you didn't ask for advice but I'm giving it anyway: only get a brand if it's what YOU want. You're stuck with it and you're going to have to justify the brand to everyone (especially yourself) for the rest of your life. It's a painful, permanent commitment and I think you shouldn't go in for it if you don't believe in it 100%. And again, I'm sorry for being a busybody.

whipped cream, please dont apologize, you gave great advise and it was well recieved, and yes, being branded, i will be stuck with it for the rest of my life. Although at this point in my life, i choose to allow this to happen. The brand will be covered almost 99.9% of the time, because it will be someplace where only Sir and i will see it.

for myself, it will show Sir that i do submit to him fully and unconditionally. He will be the first to tell you that i am not a slave.. i have to laugh at that because it seems with each day that passes, i grow more and more to be his slave. It took him a year and a half to offer his collar to me, and i accepted it. Most that know us were saying things like "finally.. you made it official" but for us, its not really officially official until his brand is on my body. i know i am not going to be with another, and nor is he. we have found one another and have made a commitment.

The branding will signify something more concrete to us than a leather collar around my neck. To us, the collar means more than marriage and the branding will be more along the lines of the wedding band. in fact, when we do go to a local bdsm function, i dont have a collar that i wear, Sir prefers that i dont have one.

but i do hope that this answers your concerns whipped cream.. if not feel free to let me know.

azzie

[Cokera]

I would consider a pro.
http://www.vancourier.com/issues02/0...021202en4.html