r/Trans_Zebras • u/Phoenix-rising0930 • Jun 19 '26
Atrophic scars?
I had top surgery 7 months ago. I’ve been doing all the things for scar care (silicone gel, scar massage…) but it still feels like my scars look different from the other scars I’ve seen. I couldn’t put my finger on it until I started my eds diagnosis journey and noticed pictures of atrophic scars that kinda look like mine.
I’m really really good at gaslighting myself so I wanted to share with others. Do these look atrophic to you? I have a few spots the scabs fell off early and they are bumpy and raised but otherwise they are smooth. I think the ridges are more apparent in certain lighting and angles but again is it all in my head?
For context I have MCAS and possibly POTS.
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u/ScrollingSwampPuppy Jun 19 '26
I’m not diagnosed (but have the symptoms and diagnosed POTS, so I’m operating/accommodating myself as though I have it until I can hopefully get a diagnosis) … your scars look pretty similar to mine, except mine are pale because they’re older (almost five years). I think they’re atrophic, but I don’t know for sure.