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xxmadxx
xxmadxx
ive always heard that...like every 7 years you have completely shed all your skin and all the cells in your body are completely new, so if this is so, why do my scars still show even after so long?
deleted_user
deleted_user
I've never heard that O_o it sounds like bs to me...

I've been self injuring since I was 13, and I can still see pretty much every one of my scars. They're scars, they don't go away. That's why they're called scars.

There are things you can do to make them less visible, but unless you get plastic surgery, there's only so much you can do.

Try vitamin E or cocoa butter on it, or pretty much anything meant for stretch marks is helpful. I found this one stuff from Avon in a purple bottle meant for stretch marks and cellulite that has helped me alot.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Hey, thats interesting..I wonder where they got that idea from. As nice as that would be, I've had my scars for 8 years. Some of them have totally faded but most of them are still there.

Vitamin E cream works good, theres also BiOil and I've heard its done wonders.
deleted_user
deleted_user
i've heared it, but iv never known if it was really true.
7 years is a long time to wait for scars to fade anyway, yeh try coca butter that works pretty well
bunnieluver18
bunnieluver18
Actually I believe you are constantly are shedding and regrowing new skin. Think about it. I got in a skateboarding accident a week or so ago and the scab is almost totally healed, which requires new skin to grow. Plus, if you write on yourself w sharpie, the ink stains your skin and it only goes away when those cells have been totally shed. Random fact. lol.

I use Mederma. idk. It works I guess, but my scars are really bad and dont like to heal quickly. Frustrating... ~Tracie
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