Like Padma Lakshmi?Nanaki316 said:Yep this pretty muchPoliceBox63 said:I think from what she's saying is she has one of those scars that looks like a worm under your skin though...Hashime said:Scars look cool on anybody, don't worry about it. You can just tell your next boyfriend that you don't take crap and say "this is what I got, you don't want to know what he looks like now"![]()
thats pretty extremeNanaki316 said:Hey guys, some of you might think this is a bit of a peculiar place to ask but I'm not really a regular on any other forums and my friends can't help me with this one.
I have a rather nasty scar on my left arm, I may as well tell you that it was done by an ex boyfriend who attacked me with a knife. It's been there about 3 years now and at the time I went into so much shock I locked myself away and never got it stitched or anything.
It's still massive, and it sticks out, you can tell it was never treated.
I was wondering if any of you have ever had treatment to remove a scar, or a tattoo as I hear the process is quite similar?
What was the pain like, how much did it set you back etc?
Adding discussion value maybe you can tell me how some of you got your nastiest scars! x
Oh jesus mother of mary, that is nasty! I hope to god i never get something like that!LordCuthberton said:The owch part came when it explodedFallen-Angel Risen-Demon said:may i just say OOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHHHH!LordCuthberton said:I had two seperate testical torsions, the 2nd lead to the removal of my left ball.
I've been advised by a friend already that I should tell my doctor on the grounds that it's effecting my life, I just feel kinda bad because there are people with much worse stuff than me and yes I've suffered depression and various other psychological problems because of him but so do a lot of people that just live with these things.Hammer said:If it affects you that badly then request to see a different GP or make a private appointment with a hospital dermatologist. The NHS will pay for surgery if it's affecting your quality of life (even psychologically).Nanaki316 said:It didn't bother me at first because I just used to think well... it reminds me that I'm still here and that I survived the years of torment he put me through but now it's just starting to make me feel really ugly.
It's not your average scar, it's not just a line on me, it's actually about a centimetre wide, 2 inches long and it's raised from the skin. It looks hideous.
The only procedures I've heard of are Mircodermabrasion (basically sandpapering the scar) or cutting the scar tissue out and suturing it to create a neater and probably less pronounced scar. You'll probably never get rid of it entirely but they can make it less noticeable and, as I said, neater.
I was looking into having a scar on my chest removed, it was the result of blood play gone wrong and is very noticeable, red and raised, across the left side of my chest. It doesn't bother me that much, it just annoys me that people stare at it sometimes.
I suppose because it reminds me of him. I think it's only bothered me since he got out of prison and I've run into him a couple of times. I would hate for him to think he's left his mark on me, but I guess in getting rid of it that's me essentially saying to him "Here I got it lasered, that's how much you still bother me."ultrachicken said:Ask a doctor, use google.
Why do you want the scar gone, anyways?
Well, I still recommend just talking to your doctor about it next time you see him/her.Nanaki316 said:I suppose because it reminds me of him. I think it's only bothered me since he got out of prison and I've run into him a couple of times. I would hate for him to think he's left his mark on me, but I guess in getting rid of it that's me essentially saying to him "Here I got it lasered, that's how much you still bother me."ultrachicken said:Ask a doctor, use google.
Why do you want the scar gone, anyways?
It's up to you. If you feel that you can learn to live with it then it's fine. If not then you deserve treatment in the same way someone with depression deserves anti-depressant drugs. I've heard stories of women getting breast implants on the NHS because it was affecting their lives so badly (to be fair they had normally recovered from an eating disorder).Nanaki316 said:I suppose I feel undeserving, that I shouldn't waste the NHS's time when it's better devoted elsewhere.
Thank you very muchHammer said:It's up to you. If you feel that you can learn to live with it then it's fine. If not then you deserve treatment in the same way someone with depression deserves anti-depressant drugs. I've heard stories of women getting breast implants on the NHS because it was affecting their lives so badly (to be fair they had normally recovered from an eating disorder).Nanaki316 said:I suppose I feel undeserving, that I shouldn't waste the NHS's time when it's better devoted elsewhere.
And I meant to say before, congratulations for coming out of something so aweful with your head held high.