Domination & submission _ the BDSM relationship handbook ( PDFDrive )

person, but if you or your subject happens to be someone who abhors or is
sensitive to the smell, it could be a problem.
The needle tip is hot enough when it is glowing bright red, and you should be
able to get three to five dots out of each hot needle before it cools. If you
position your needle rack and torch holder well, you can heat one needle tip
while using another, which will save time waiting while a tip is heating. The
process can be quite painful, depending upon the location and complexity of the
design, but most people claim that it is no more painful than getting a tattoo. It
will, however, continue to hurt for longer than your typical tattoo.
The skin will typically appear white at the spot where the needle was applied,
with redness surrounding each dot, and will appear quite unimpressive at this
stage. Putting lotions or creams on the marks at this point will only delay the
scabbing process, and could cause the marks to fade altogether. If you feel
compelled to put anything at all on the marks, spray some Bactine or another
first-aid spray that disinfects, dulls the pain, and dries quickly without
moisturizing the wounds. Within a day or two, the dots will scab up and, about a
week later, they will fall off, leaving a residual dark spot on the skin. During
that time, the subject should do whatever it takes to resist the temptation to
scratch the area or pick at the scabs. If desired, repeated applications to the
same spots over time can result in a permanent design. Otherwise, the effects
can typically be expected to last one to three months.
An alternative form of cell popping involves the use of a violet wand electrode at
a high setting, and left stationary over a specific spot long enough to actually
burn the skin. This method is generally less accurate, more time-consuming, and
the end results can be somewhat inconsistent. On the bright side, it can be
highly entertaining, it requires less equipment, doesn’t smell as bad, and won’t
burn down your house.
Branding consists of essentially the same process, except on a larger scale and
imprinting continuous lines or patterns into the skin with hot metal, instead of
tiny dots. The process is far more painful, the marks are more likely to be
permanent, and there is a significantly greater risk of infection.
Safety concerns for both cell popping and branding include the risk of fire,
accidental burns from the instruments or the torch itself, deep tissue damage
from pressing the needle too deeply into the skin, and the risk of subsequent