Thread: Deep scars and shaving

Originally Posted by FatboySlim

Funny, since switching to a straight a few weeks back, I have the same issue with substantial scarring on the right side of my face from a bad car accident almost 30 years ago. This is after reconstructive and dermabrasion surgery and 30 years of shaving.

I had no issues with a DE, and got BBS shaves right over the scarred area. In my case, I'm so new, and am honestly such a frustratingly bad shaver with a straight, that I think it's a too much blade pressure and too little stretching issue.

I was such a fanatic about getting BBS shaves with a DE that I went to a dermatologist and had any moles removed from my face. The moles were never a problem with cartridge and electric shaving, because I never actually got a decent enough shave to bother them. But they really interfered with a BBS shave from a DE. I just got fed up, and had it fixed.

I'm hoping that this issue is a mixture of my lack of skill with the straight, and the ultra-close shaving potential of the straight. I wish I could get better more quickly, but this seems like it's going to be a much more difficult skill for me to grasp than switching from cartridges to DEs. Really frustrating.

Hey give it some time. You can DE over the scar till you get good enough with a straight. Straight shaving took me about 8 or 9 months to get really pretty good with the damn thing. It takes a little while to gain the light touch that a straight can have and can not be rushed. Your skill at honing and stropping take time also. If you shave around the scar till you get good enough with the straight things will be better for you. I have a couple of areas that I just cut myself all the time and finally I got my light touch and angle ability down that I have not cut myself for a month or two.

Take Care,
Richard

Keep the razor angle to your face very shallow as you go over the scars. This will help the razor to glide over, instead of dig in. I have a couple of moles on my upper lip that require dilligence.

And taught skin stretching as said above...

Originally Posted by riooso

Hey give it some time. You can DE over the scar till you get good enough with a straight. Straight shaving took me about 8 or 9 months to get really pretty good with the damn thing. It takes a little while to gain the light touch that a straight can have and can not be rushed. Your skill at honing and stropping take time also. If you shave around the scar till you get good enough with the straight things will be better for you. I have a couple of areas that I just cut myself all the time and finally I got my light touch and angle ability down that I have not cut myself for a month or two.

Take Care,
Richard

Thanks for the encouragement and ideas, I appreciate it. Slowly, I'm getting better at this.