Chronic Illness on Yik Yak | Got a fuck ton of ingrowns from epilating, getting them out requires breaking skin which has now scared because of my EDS. My legs look awful, any advice on reducing the appearance of these scars

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Chronic Illness 7w

Got a fuck ton of ingrowns from epilating, getting them out requires breaking skin which has now scared because of my EDS. My legs look awful, any advice on reducing the appearance of these scars

Anonymous 7w

-Keep the scars protected from sun -Creams/gels with allantoin, allium cepa/cepalin, and silicone -Do not use vitamin e oil as it actually has the potential to worsen scars

Anonymous 6w

hey so something similar happened to me (hEDS) and i was so worried. the scars wound up going away entirely after a month or two. i just had to leave my legs alone for a while. no picking ingrowns, no exfoliating, no shaving, only using lotion when absolutely necessary. give your skin a break and give it a chance to heal itself. it’s sensitive and just needs some alone time lol

Anonymous

#1 7w

This is all advice for the average person. Idk how well it works for us with EDS but if the scars bother you it’s worth trying. I’ve personally come to terms with the fact that scars are just a way of life especially with EDS

Anonymous

#2 6w

to be clear though, mine were raised scars that didn’t quite present in the typical hEDS way. still EDS scarring on my EDS skin. but this was from shaving too soon after having angry ingrowns.

Anonymous

#2 6w

Thank you so much!!!