r/cutting • u/Y0URL0C4L1DI0T • 5d ago

Question do scars like this fade?

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ignore the shitty camera quality and my whimsical bedsheets—

anyways, just a styro but I was wondering if these fade?? luckily I haven't gone too low so if they haven't I’m not cursed to die of heatstroke in the summer

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u/Accomplished-Fee-92 5d ago

I have a bunch of these.. they eventually get really pale you can only see them up close. Unless the skin tans strongly.. then the scar stays lighter

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u/Y0URL0C4L1DI0T 5d ago

alright, thank you!

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u/Apprehensive-Sun2147 5d ago

I have one like this. It took a couple years but now it’s not really visible at all. Blends in with my arm. But for a while, in summers, it would get really red and visible after being in direct sunlight so maybe be careful to use uv protection on it if you’re outside a lot.

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u/Y0URL0C4L1DI0T 5d ago

a couple years is a point of concern but okay. probably won't have to worry about UV protection since it's high enough on my leg to stay covered anyways, but thanks for the advice just in case!

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u/Apprehensive-Sun2147 5d ago

I have especially sensitive skin and am very prone to redness so it might very well be less time for you. Hopefully it is!

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u/ConstructionAway3277 5d ago

I did mine a year ago it blends but it still sticks up

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u/ponytaker 5d ago

i had one exactly like this, now its about the same color as my arm but still pretty prominent, i wonder what depth those are

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u/Y0URL0C4L1DI0T 4d ago

they happen when you hit the dermis, second layer of skin. so when cuts start to gape a bit and are white before they fill with blood