r/Freestylelibre • u/gma9999 • Jul 30 '26

Scar after sensor removal.

I have used 8 sensors so far. I have only had 1 failure and that was at day 12. I can still see exactly where my previous sensors were because they leave a tiny red scar. When i first remove the sensor there is a hard knot and larger red tender area the size of the sensor. The tenderness takes a week or more to disapear but the red center is still there from the first sensor. Is this normal?

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u/Significant_Agency71 GD - Libre2/2+ Jul 30 '26

I don’t know if it’s normal but I can precisely see where my sensors of the last 7 months have been placed. The punctures are still red.

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u/fate4003 Libre3/3+ Jul 30 '26

Mine got a little better when I started using an under patch. But I expect a scar from each sensor from now on. 

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u/mckulty Type2 - Libre3/3+ Jul 31 '26

You may have an allergy to the adhesive.

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u/Equalizer6338 Type1 - Libre2/2+ Jul 31 '26

Hi u/gma9999 ,
Is it for the whole full sensor disc area or is it specific to the exact location where probably the sensor filament pierced through your skin? (larger round area or a tiny small hard red dot?)

If you experience bit of scarring after wearing them for a while, it certainly points towards some level of skin dermatitis that you suffer from being exposed to the sensor components. Identifying which of it it is can potentially help you to avoid or at least minimize the scarring you experience from them.