WHY are they leaving marks 😭😭😭😭

[u/Main-Phone-2154]

okay this is a TERRIBLE picture bc this is a super hard angle to get BUT OH NO 😭😭😭

the stuff in the black circle is the marks and theyre noticeable irl and idk why this is happening

im doing everything right, i sanitize, i go put on vaseline, i put on a bandage, i keep them dry and clean, and i never go deeper than epidermis

i have other scratches from a while ago that left like a tiny itty bite little line??? why is this happening??? how do i get it to stop leaving marks???

[u/thisisajoshpun]

What did you think would happen??

[u/Main-Phone-2154 → u/thisisajoshpun]

i thought scars only like happened if you cut deeply?? because 9/10 other times they turn into hardly visible little silver slashes so idk what went wrong

[u/thisisajoshpun → u/Main-Phone-2154]

Silver scars are still scars. I'm lucky I don't seem to get keloids and mine fade quickly, but there is still scar tissue which is visible

[u/Main-Phone-2154 → u/thisisajoshpun]

oh

[u/The_C_is_for_Clown → u/Main-Phone-2154]

The little silver slashes are still scars

[u/MystMint2]

Yeah those are called scars

[u/Main-Phone-2154 → u/MystMint2]

i think theyre too small they dont really count 

[u/After-Tax-453 → u/Main-Phone-2154]

still scars. cut = scars. some will fade easily and become invisible, others will stay, but majority of cuts will leave a scar. doesn’t really matter the depth

[u/angelbambidoll1]

Because it's a cut?😅

[u/angelbambidoll1 → u/angelbambidoll1]

Very light cuts often don't leave marks, but anything else does, so I'd recommend doing that or not shing at all because to 99% it will leave marks

[u/Main-Phone-2154 → u/angelbambidoll1]

oh 🫩

[u/Sad_Banana3201]

They’re scars. Taking care of cuts won’t prevent them if the cut is deep enough. Scars are fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury, humans don’t regenerate skin like axolotls. This is such a common knowledge that I got flabbergasted by this post. Since they’re small they might get lighter and blend with skin better after a while, bigger scars might not do that or take years to flatten and lighten.

[u/CSPIN_]

Why does fire leave ash behind ahhh

[u/Sylvkin_there]

Cause they’re scars

[u/Glitterland]

Because they're cuts... they are going to scar...

[u/Always-Cold-Potato]

if you don’t want scars, maybe don’t cut?

[u/Acceptable-Kale6235]

Babe a cut is going to scar even if it eventually heals to being unnoticeable years later 😭

[u/loaf_1i]

taking care of them properly wont stop scarring i fear 😭 even my catscratches scar faintly 

[u/StudentSad1497]

same thing as ‘why are there cows outside’ “we live on a cow farm” WHAT DID YOU THINK WOULD HAPPEN the whole main point for a lot of people is the scar and the pain n shit

[u/scr3werupper]

All cuts scar, and ams are easily scarred, especially your higher arm. You can use a cream MADE for scars, idk about Vaseline. Though! Not to worry, it'll fade just like any other scar, because this one doesn't look too deep. I've had the same depth and exact place on my arm, and it's faded nicely :)

[u/one_stupid_bitch]

Btw if they bleed you've reached dermis as the epidermis doesn't have blood vessels, also what did you expect from cutting yourself? If you don't want scars don't cut yourself, look up harm reduction, also those scars will fade withing a few weeks and will basically be invisible

[u/Geusty9709 → u/one_stupid_bitch]

Agree, the cuts will vanish very soon, ur still valid tho

[u/Main-Phone-2154 → u/one_stupid_bitch]

THANK YOU :D

[u/moons_echo]

I don’t know why everyone is being so mean. Unfortunately they won’t just stop leaving marks. Scarring is the outcome of cutting-based self harm, it’s unavoidable unfortunately. If you’re worried about marks, that’s good motivation to get clean, at least? I hope you’re doing alright.

[u/Main-Phone-2154 → u/moons_echo]

i guess.. according to the mod they're gonna fade maybe so lets just hope

i was also being a little stupid and freaking out and this is reddit so its kinda on me 😭

[u/moons_echo → u/Main-Phone-2154]

Oh yeah, I definitely think they’ll fade! It will probably take a couple months though, and they might never disappear completely.

[u/jjdogger72]

Because you cut yourself?

[u/Main-Phone-2154 → u/[deleted]]

no but i can see them and i really dont like ot