Cigarette burns are usually deliberate injuries caused by pressing a lit
cigarette to the skin. They are a common form of
child abuse and
torture
Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons such as punishment, extracting a confession, interrogational torture, interrogation for information, or intimidating third parties. definitions of tortur ...
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They are typically round and about in diameter, with a hypopigmented center and hyperpigmented periphery.
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Child abuse
Physical torture techniques
Cigarettes