Despite our desire to hide them, scars are quite common. In fact, their frequency is growing as more people opt for cosmetic as well as medical surgeries. While some are making efforts to take pride in their scars, for others they can still cause trauma. Aurimas Dobilinskas, a surgeon at Nordesthetics Clinic, has some advice on proper post-operative care to keep scars less visible and painless.
Living with a scar can be both psychologically and physically taxing. 25 percent of people with scars reported that they’ve caused emotional or physical problems, according to a survey by The Scar Free Foundation.
In spite of their stigma, scars are quite common. More than 20 million people in the UK alone have them, and they can have a variety of causes, including operations for health problems, accidents, or cosmetic plastic surgery. Indeed, their numbers are only predicted to increase, and as they do, many are becoming more public about their scarring in order to reduce feelings of shame or embarrassment.
Celebrities Share Their Experience
For instance, model Chrissy Teigen called attention to her breast lift scars on Instagram, choosing to own her decision rather than feel demeaned for it. Likewise, Princess Eugenie recently opened up about her scoliosis surgery and said she was “proud” of the scar that resulted from it. And after initially attempting to hide the scar from her kidney transplant, Selena Gomez proclaimed that “I feel confident in who I am and what I went through…and I’m proud of that