It’s been almost 10 years. I’ve given up on the hope of them being less jarring to look at so covering is the only thing I can do…
I feel this post even though I am not trans. My wife, an ex professional athlete, blew out her knee twice and has very visible scars. She never wears anything that doesn’t cover her knees and is very self conscious in a bathing suit because of the scars. I hate to see her unhappy and uncomfortable.
A tattoo might be a good way of covering the scars up. There are artists that specialize in things like covering mastectomy scars, so it’s worth a look.
as a masochist I forget people feel bad about their scars, given how much joy I get out of leaning into mine. They’re badass no matter what they’re from, and personally I get so much euphoria out of the fact that my body reflects how much shit I’ve persisted through just to be alive and how much pain I can take. kind of like a tattoo, and tbh might work em into one at some point.
my sister had a pretty nasty motorcycle accident and had to get her elbow rebuilt. it rotates in a pretty different place and there’s all sorts of scars around where the asphalt tore her up. and every time I see her in her short sleeved Ripley-ass jumpsuits she likes I’m like “YEAA THAT’S MY CYBORG SIS”
I know it’s never as easy as “but they’re hot tho!!”, not here to dismiss the feelings but… they’re hot tho!!
I have a similar mindset with mine. I’m covered in scars from performing (as well as accidents and SH) and always seem to be healing from something.
To me, scars are a symbol of our body’s resilience. I try not to let them have power over me by instead viewing them as a symbol of healing. A scar reflects something that our body went through and healed from, and is a symbol of how far we’ve come since.
For real. The human body’s ability to repair itself and adapt is astounding and scars represent how immense injury can become distant with time. they also accentuate curves quite well :>
Totally agree!! I remember how I got most of my scars, even a lot of the little ones. Wear them with pride if that’s for you!!
Not to get philosophical, but this also relates to my like transhumanist tendencies. The cyborg sis story, and stuff like that. Like hell yeah! At a point it’s character customization, and that’s bad ass. I think that’s why I have such a tough relationship with my mom. She can’t understand why I feel the need to edit what she made. And to be fair I can’t understand what it’s like to be in her position, so ¯_(ツ)_/¯
I’m ignorant to the whole thing, but I would imagine they’re deep scars. Have you tried getting lotions with salicylic acid? It’s a sking steroid that is supposed to help with scars, stretch marks, and psoriasis
I’m ignorant to what transition scars would be on the legs.
Hope I’m not intruding. If OP is like me Salicylic acid will not work for some strange reason, metabolism maybe. I am currently in month 2 of 6 of trying silicon scar sheets like these and my scar is getting less pronounced and smaller. I usually put these on the scar right before going to bed and leave it on for the night. Sometimes even forget it and it stays on for the day too. So far I can recommend these.
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