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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I once split my lip strait open from top to bottom after a high fall, I was a teenager. They had to sow it back together. My smile is now lopsided and the scar is still visible. I was self concious about my smile for a long time and suppressed my smile because of it. It's been almost 30 years since my fall. I've learned to live with it and the older I get the less I give a shit. Sorry, not the best advice, but my perspective is we tend to worry about things that don't really matter in the long run in life, and we'd be better off focusing on the real important things like our internal health and relationships, instead of tiny details about our outward appearance.