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Hi everyone, I need some advice. I have a scar right below my lower lip that runs diaganal (SP?). It has always been a really pain in the ...well it's hard to shave there, now more than ever (all the joys of a straight). Does anyone else have a similar problem or some practical advice?
I don't really have any thick (bumpy) scars in my shaving area. My suggestion would be to maintain a light touch on & around it, and probably lower the angle of the razor in that area to prevent the edge from getting caught on it or digging into it.
Hopefully, someone else can provide you nore practical experience.
Sorry I got my scars after I started shaving witha str8.
Stretching the skin tightly may help flaten the scar - depending on the type of scar tissue. If its one of the scars that is raised, this may not make much of a difference or might even make it more of a target.
I would suggest using the tip of the razor to edge around the scar (in addition to the tips mentioned by xChris) if you can't stretch it flat.
Alternately, you could just shave the whole thing off and hope it grow in flatter :eek:
Alternately, you could just shave the whole thing off and hope it grow in flatter :eek:[/quote]
If only it were that simple...I'd shave off the scar and that other thing that gets in the way. What's it called again...:thinking: oh yeah, my nose
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Or you could just let hair grow on it and give it a good pet name --- fuzzy or something like that. Later,
Justin
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Here. :DQuote:
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I wish I could do so, but i don't have much hair on my face and don't grow a nice beard (read: I look like a tool if I don't shave)Quote:
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lol Thank you X, always helpful. I'm thinking that I'll get good enough at this (and learn not to post at 5 am...maybe), where eventually you only need to proof read for me on occasion.:roflmao
I know that it's a bit off topic, but i saw on your profile that you are an actor. What type of acting do you do (stage, TV, Big Screen, all of the above)?
Then grow a couple of hairs and call it spike --- but I wouldn't want you to look like a tool. Keep it real in Hawaii. Later,Quote:
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Justin
I have a scar on my upper and lower lip where a Mastiff decided to rip off my face.
after the stitches came out the doctor gave me some cream to apply to the scar which had a softening and fading effect. The razor just glides right over the scar no problem.
I dont remember the name of the stuff but maybe you could ask around at your local pharmacy!?!?
Mark
Hey, Mark. Tell a little more about your Mastiff attack ---how did you survive?
Justin
P.S. --I understand if you don't care to because of bad memories
I stabbed it with an exacto knife http://straightrazorpalace.com/image...s/rolleyes.gif
Actually I was scratching the dogs belly with the owner kneeling next to me.
The owner stood up suddenly and at that very moment the dog lunged at my face.
the owner pulled the dog off me and that is that.
Mark
P.S. how do you insert these confounded smilies into your text?
I think you just drag them into place --let me see:nj yep! Later,Quote:
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Justin
P.S. --yep -much power and responsibility in them exacto knives
when I drag them in I just get some web address
Hmm, yeah, I've noticed that too --maybe its the browser you are using --I'm using firefox for os x now but I think safari gives me problems. let me check something out,
Justin
I'm using safari. I guess I'll switch
Hey, Mark , it does the same thing in Safari --just puts a web page there. Maybe you need a plug-in or something or change browsers.
Justin
:rant::nono::y:nj:tu:roflmao
I guess I'll use Fire Fox from now on!!
Yeah Mark, I like firefox better than safari anyway --it seems a little faster.
Justin
You can also use html tags for each one. In some views, clicking the icon inserts the tag into your text so you can see what it is. For example, the tag for :gth: is colon gth colon. The colons are characters, not spelled out. :)
You'll probably learn the tags for your favorites.
Josh
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...As if there weren't 3000 other reasons to use Firefox over just about anything else ;)...
Seriously, though. Check out all the extensions/add ons for ffox and you'll never go back. At the moment, AdBlock Plus is working for me by taking *any* web page and stripping all the advertisements off of it, along with blocking almost all the popups out there, and this is to say nothing of the ones that let you recover crashed sessions and the like...
As far as the scar goes, there are a few products available in yer local pharmacy which claim to lessen the appearance of scars - Mederma is one of them IIRC. I've never used the stuff, but maybe it'll help!
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I have a nice scar above my chin that I got from straight shaving. It is not really an issue to shave over now, but when it was deeper and harder, I just stretched the skin used small strokes and almost a negative pressure. Over time I got better at shaving over the texture, and the scar itself smoothed enough that it didnt catch on the blade.
I've got a new scar from cutting myself last week with my straight, its still in the healing process but I hope it doesnt leave much of a visible scar
just remember to pay attention to ALL the blade, not just the part you intend to shave with. 3" of sharp steel is hard to keep track of :(
I think my scar adds character, but my wife doesnt care for it. I realized once I got my scar, which happened by cutting the same area 3 or 4 times over several shaves, that I was attempting to move the blade over to another part of my face without fully lifting the blade from my skin, then went I went over the area again I tore open the small cut!
Anyway, hopefully Im the only one dopey enough to do that :hmmm: