Covering up

[coquillage]

Hiya,

I wanted to ask people's opinions. Summer is coming up and I love wearing T-shirts or strappy tops or else I get so hot. My problem is the great big red scars that are on my arm. I try and cover them up by holding a jumper there or by using my other arm to do things, but it seems inevitable that people will notice. It makes me feel so ashamed, especially at work or in the gym. Does anyone know how to cover them up or hide them?

Michelle xxx

[l'il esky]

hey, there are some camoflage products out there :dermablend being one of them, they do it in some chemists but also online. i havent been able to get any so can tell you how good it is but they do diff colours and its waterproof.
also ive tried foundation and its not too bad, at least takes some of that red glow away.
have you tried bio-oil or something similar, flexitol have started doing a oil scar reducer thing. again i havent really tried it mainly cos not quite ready too but it takes down the reddness and got a few weeks/ months before it gets hot enough for t-shirts. hope this helps a bit xx

[craola]

Hi :)

This thread should be super helpful to you :)

I have just started to wear mine uncovered, theres nothing to be ashamed of, the reactions are a lot less than you would imagine, a lot of people don't notice and those that do really don't say anything. I hope one day you deel safer with your scars :)

[Onurbual]

erm, i don't think this should be here.
i mean, shouldn't it be in SI?????
But anyway, yeah, look at that thread "craola" said!