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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Thank you, that’s helpful, what scars did you have? Keloids or anything like that? This scar is slightly raised, white and it’s prominent. You can tell it’s there.
If it's only slightly raised there are make up products that can disguise it until you opt for surgery. Several brands make them, they're kind of putty/spackle like. But if you search for a company that makes stage makeup you'll do better. They can totally transform faces, cover tattoos etc.
Many scars(lol). But the most relevant in this case is a vertical scar I had on top of my upper lip, running from the tip of my nose to the top of my upper lip, about 7 mm (1/4in.) wide, gotten in a bicycle accident. It is now but an unnoticeable remnant of its former self, with just a trace of it on the edge of my upper lip, where a few whiskers of my mustache are not growing back (yet). Mind you, this resorbing of the scar tissue takes a while, a few years in my case, or as long as it takes your skin to regenerate itself. I would apply the solution multiple times a day.