Thread: leaving scars nicking yourself?

I dont usually nick myself. In fact i would say i do it about once every year or so. I have one scar already to the side of my mouth from nicking myself a couple years ago. I just nicked myself this morning on my chin pretty bad. Its going to leave a scar. It took me an hour to stop the bleeding with a styptic pencil. I knew that my razor needed honing and i tried to get one more extra shave out of it before doing so. That was a bad idea. Plus i was also rushing.

So my remedy for next time is just to hone the razor and not attempt to get an extra shave out of it. I know that is the first line of defense.

However that brings me to a major concern. Lets say 2 years from now i stupidly do it again and nick myself bad to the point of leaving another scar. Is there a way to stop the scars from occurring? I was thinking of a butterfly bandage, but the distance between the gap is not really that big. My usually remedy to fix a nasty nick is to go back and forth between something to mop up the blood and stab it with a styptic pencil a thousand times until it stops bleeding. But now i am wondering while this method stops the bleeding fast, maybe it is actually causing a larger gap than just sticking a band aid on it?

I can tell you that i never nick myself when my razor is sharp. It seems like it is always when its not up to par.

Some people’s skin scars easily. There are some oils you can buy to reduce the scar and promote the healing. Every little scratch leaves a scar on my skin. At my age I don’t care for those that do care there is things like bio-oil, and I suppose the skin places will know and have better treatments.

A nick is a pain at times. Shaving over/around a healing one is aggravating as well.
I have had best luck with Neosporin to promote fast healing without scarring.

Indeed, a sharp razor with low angle is the best way to avoid this.

Neosporin /triple antibiotic creams work for me with any cuts for healing best. But, unless your really doing damage to your face, id not worry about a little scar. Do the best you can to fix it and know you did.
I feel scars dont mater much after your over 50 so i dont worry about them. But shavi g around them or not shaving for a few days does take the fun out of it.

im 31, so scars on my face still effect and worry me.

I can try Neosporin, but i thought that was mainly a triple A ointment for avoiding infections, not scarring.

Thanks i didnt think of oils. I can check out those to see if there is anything like that.

You don't wanna die without any scars,

I got plenty, also in my face due to my previous job and was always told to rub some dirt on it (don't do that)

Chicks dig it, if you're really that worried see a dermatologist she can recommend you creams and maybe a silicone gel, although for a shaving cut the silicone is more overkill than anything else.

Shaving cuts are clean nice cuts that leave a nice scar, don't sweat it


I have had a few scars surgically repaired by a plastic surgeon.

Instructions immediately after surgery: keep it dry, free of dirt and I dabbed over it with an anti-infectious, antiseptic and disinfectant liquid a few times per day

After stitches are removed: I was given La Roche Posay Cicaplast Baume B5 and she also recommended a Kelo-Cote Silicone gel, although that was more optional.
Another thing was a good sunscreen, otherwise your scar can discolor

I'm also 30 and I couldn't care less about how I look anymore, I'm an ugly mofo anyway

Neosporin or polysporin with both heal wounds with minimal scarring and maybe a bandaid across the wound to keep it closed for a day.
All of my shaving scars have disappeared after about 6 months.

My buddy scraped his face pretty good when we kids after crashing the neighbors moped, while trying to wheelie it. His mom got some vitamin E and it cleared it right up with no scarring. Can’t quite remember what kind but I do remember him having to refrigerate it otherwise it supposedly would have gone bad. I think she found it at a holistic store of sorts.

I filleted myself one day shaving with a straight that had a little nick in it. I told myself before the shave, I would fix it right afterwards, shouldn’t have waited. I removed a piece of skin. When it happened I immediately thought, that’s gonna bleed. And boy, did it. That bastard left a scar, it’s a good reminder not to be lazy. I have nicked myself twice otherwise right at the ear in almost the exact same spot with my favorite spike, no scars there though, both bled pretty well but clotted up with a little styptic.

Scars are just reminders of a life well lived.

Low angles and a sharp razor indeed work well. The other day I failed on the former and put a 1/16"+ deep cut into an old bit of scar tissue on the edge of my lower lip. Thanks to the wonderfully sharp razor, the sucker bled at most 2 full drops before sealing on its own, allowing me to finish up the shave without a hitch.

So that's the benefit of a sharp razor (and a reminder for me not to rush my shaves). Also, it really helps to have great "brakes" as soon as you feel the unfortunate bite of a razor.

I lost my styptic pencil so typically just stick a small bandage over a cut that won't stop bleeding, and I've only had one gash that left a significant scar.