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. 2022 Aug 15;12(4):125–135.

Figure 2.

Figure 2

Skin scarifications (shartat mihjam) are the curative skills of Al-hijamah. A. Sharta mihjam should always be productive not partially productive or unproductive. B. Shartat mihjam denotes a skillful practitioner of Al-hijamah (hijamatologist). Scarifications should always be superficial, multiple, vertical (1-3 mm in length), productive, in parallel rows and confined to the skin upliftings.