I have this soft, pigmented (it’s a white, raised keloid scar) right on the border of my bottom lip/like right next to my lip due to a very nasty infection from accidentally biting my lip. But now it has tanked my confidence because looking at my lips the bumpy scar tissue right next to it sticks out and I don’t know what to do. I’ve already struggled enough with self esteem issues, acne, scars, and not being “pretty enough” like other girls struggle with. Unless they were blessed LOL. I’ve tried every scar cream, lotion, treatment under the sun BESIDES surgery because I cannot afford it. Is there any way out of this constant struggle ? How can I force my insurance to pay for it ? If any of you have had a small scar removed/excised how much did it cost so I know what to expect to pay? Btw my insurance is BlueCross/BlueShield :///// I’m trying to save up so I can get my confidence back but I am also afraid they won’t be able to fix it because it’s on the corner of my lip. And keloids grow back too. I just want them to fix it or at least make it look better than it looks. I fucking hate my appearance because of it. Sorry to be a doomer I just thought maybe someone could help me if they’ve been through a similar situation. :/
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This. A close friend had a small keloid scar on her shoulder from a bike accident - about the size of a quarter. She was really self-conscious about it though when wearing sleeveless shirts. She tried to have it removed, and it grew back much larger. Now the keloid is about as big around as a coffee cup - it covers almost her entire shoulder.
She wishes she would just have left it alone when it was small. They are very hard to excise without them 'rebelling' and coming back larger.
It’s only a small patch of scar tissue thankfully. Is there anything I can do? It hurts my confidence so bad despite my partner telling me how much he loves me and how beautiful I am. I’ve always struggled with confidence. :/ I’ve tried scar tissue creams, silicone keloid creams and patches and nothing worked. v.v surgery/excision is the only thing I can think of as my last ditch effort to fix my scar. That, or get a lip ring and use the ring to hide the scar.
Find a good makeup artist. They may have a few tricks up their sleeves.
I sympathize, my smallpox vax blew up into a pop-bottlecap sized pink blob that embarrassed me until I was 13 and got a doctor to inartfully remove it. Now it looks like a normal 3" knife wound scar .The point is, it bothers people to see something weird. Insurance has to be convinced of a medical necessity--maybe you could find a sympathetic doctor who says it's for your mental health, or it might be precancerous and needs to be biopsied out of existence. I warn you though, if you once get a keloid you might get more, and as u/WormSign says they go deep AND right next to the lips is very tricky as only a tiny distortion is going to cause another look, a little quirk or twist that might be cute or might look like a snarl. You probably can get a consulting evaluation from a cosmetic surgeon for not too much. Don't rush. Talk to several.