Indented cheek scar

[JelloG]

Hello new friends,

Regret is a powerful and debilitating emotion.

I caused an area of deep scarring on my cheek around 6 months back due to regretful picking and digging of what was a flat red lesion, in hopes of trying to perhaps 'drain' out the redness or 'blood' of the blemish.

What I'm left with now is an area of indented scarring that is not healed to normal skin level, likely due to how deep I picked and dug at it, resulting in tissue/collagen loss. Coupled with the indent, the redness still remains which makes it stand out 10x more.

I hate myself everyday for having done what I did. I don't know how much longer I can take this, my social life is non-existent anymore and I can't stand to see myself in the mirror. How I wish I could turn back time and just accept the flat red blemish.

I'd rather have flat discolouration of the skin any day rather than deep craters and texture irregularities.

I can only pray and hope now that the indents will fill in with time and perhaps further treatments, but I am afraid of being too hopeful anymore.

[dixieden]

I feel the same way. Remember you are not alone. And do ask about temporary fillers for the dent to make you feel better at least for a few months.

also, for social events, do you want to try this?

amazon.com/Dermaflage-conce...

you can order it on amazon. it's a silicone based makeup that fills up scars and can be removed at the end of the day.

[JelloG in reply to dixieden]

Thank you dixie. Yes I've heard of dermaflage and was intrigued to try it out. Too bad it's not readily available off the shelf in my country haha.

I try very hard to hold on to hope that things will get better, and it's really an internal struggle everyday.

[dixieden in reply to JelloG]

I feel you and I know how hard it is.

BTW, talking to you has inspired me to order dermaflage and try it on my half healed wounds. There is a small discount for first-time shoppers on the dermaflage website. It should arrive within two weeks, I will let you know how it goes. I hope it's the right shade *cross fingers*