You don’t need to love your scar to feel confident – but you can retrain your brain to care about it less
Hi Ugly,
I’ve had a keloid scar in the middle of my chest since my teen years, when I had acne. (I’m now in my mid-forties.) It started off small, but is now about 5cm long, 1cm high and a few millimeters raised off my skin. It sometimes itches or feels tight and painful, but otherwise is just an unattractive inconvenience.
Having said that, it’s had a horrible and disproportionate impact on my confidence. Is there any way to reduce the redness or the size, or stop it from growing? Secondly, and perhaps more importantly, what mindset should I take to reduce its importance, so that going to the swimming pool or beach is less of an ordeal?
– Scarred for Life
