Hadith 6081
Sayyiduna Imran bin Husain (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) forbade us from cauterization (branding with fire as a treatment). We got ourselves cauterized, but we neither attained success nor achieved prosperity.
Hadith 6082
Sayyiduna Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Some people came and asked the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) about their companion whom they wanted to cauterize. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. They asked about this three times, but the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) remained silent. He did not like it.