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Pretty Confident: Flaunt Your Unique Beauty Features
Flaunt Your Scar
"My scar stands for my ability to heal emotionally and physically."
-- Katy McLaughlin, 28
"When I was 18, I was in a car accident with my boyfriend. Our car slid off the road and hit a tree, and my right cheek hit the windshield. When I went back to school after recovering, everyone was staring at my injury. Eventually, as the wound healed and the scar lightened, I grew fond of it because it proves I'm a survivor. I even had the option of getting laser surgery to remove it, but I chose not to. The scar is part of me, and it opens the door for my story to be shared."
Celebrate It! Massaging a healed scar a few minutes each day has been shown to flatten its fibers, so the scar looks and feels smoother, says Jessica Wu, MD, a dermatologist in Los Angeles.
Style Secret: A big piece of jewelry makes a statement. If the scar is on your cheek, big, fun earrings frame it, saying, "Look at how tough I am!"
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Scars can be hot to guys if you show you are not ashamed. I have a huge scar running up from the bottom of my belly button to the bottom of my rib cage. It looks gnarly because of the marks the staples left on either side of it. people usually think its cool and I still wear a two piece.
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