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Will it leave a scar
I swear I'm not doing it anymore, I hated it. I wanted to see how it felt to cut myself. I tried only twice, one on the bottom of my wrist and one on top. The bottom one is bumpy, Is it going to leave a scar? The top one is just a normal cut that will heal. The bottom one is the one I'm worried about. Please don't lecture me on how I shoulden't of done it, I know and I feel guilty. All I want to know Is will the bottom one leave a scar? Thanks!
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It should leave a scar because scars are part of the healing process. If the scar is raised up off of your skin, that is called a hypertrophic or keloid scar and that is because your body is producing too much collagen. I hope that I helped you a little bit. Don't worry about scars because they are beautiful either way.
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Whether a will leave a scar or not depends on a number of factors. Your age is one factor and being young is a favorable factor as the older you get the more chances a wound will scar. You did not need stiches to close the wound, this is also favorable as stiches generally leave a scar. I suggest you rub a good skin cream over the cut as it heal to keep it soft. This should help heal and do not pick at any scabbing. Let the scab fall of naturally.
What bothers me more than any scaring is your reason for cutting, "I wanted to see how it felt to cut myself." I feel there is more to this then
just wanting to see what it feel like. Looking back over some of your other questions you seem to have some problems at home. Which may or may not be the underlying reason for cutting.
I feel you need to talk with someone who may be able to relate to some of the problems you are having and offer some help. Their is an organization called Kids help phone who take Anonymous & Confidential non-Judgmental calls from people under 20 years of age. Trained
counselors take the calls and will speak with you on any and all subjects that are bothering you and offer suggestions or help .
Their number is 1-800-668-6868. They also have a website kidshelphone.ca. I suggest that you call and talk to them before you do something else to see how it feels.
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It's very hard to say which small wounds will leave a noticeable amount of scar tissue when they heal. Also, how critically are we judging? A slight mark that you have to pretty much know is there, and even then inspect yourself super-closely to spot? Will it be noticeable in a month? A year? For life? From the way most people cut themselves, I doubt you've given yourself a big, noticeable scar that will last for life. I doubt you wounded yourself so severely as that. And before long, no, I doubt there will be anything you need to worry about hiding or feeling stressed about. Main thing is, as you say, you don't go doing it again. It's easy to very quickly build up a mass of scar tissue by repeatedly cutting yourself. And that would indeed be something to worry about. I shouldn't think that twice, and in spots a good distance apart, will have marked you horribly for life and constantly remind you (and anyone else who notices) of what you did. By nature, it's addictive/compulsive and people who get into the pattern of cutting don't just do it twice. They keep on at it over and over agin. Then, it's gonna damage tissue permanently, and it's gonna show. We quite often do cut ourselves accidentally, and bleed quite profusely. I know I have. It seldom leaves a trace. But don't do it again mate. Repetaed cutting WILL leave lumpy, pale tissue showing, and it's not very attractive, is it? And hiding your arms and wrists is just about impossible. Unless you always want to wear long sleeves and a pair of gloves!!
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