Thread: Anyone Navigating Around a Scar? Advice please.

Here's the deal. I had cervical vertebrae fused six months ago. Surgery left a crevasse, I mean scar, in the bottom of a crease near the bottom of my neck. I guess I could call it the bottom of my shave line but that would be giving in too easily. I have managed to skim over/around it without creating a new scar but the quality is lacking.

I am so far unwilling to take the leap of faith and drive on or "shave through", so to speak. Anyone else have a history with working over gullies and chasms like this? Just take a steeper angle and breeze over it? What's the best approach? I can't be the only guy here with a cervical fusion. I mean, I wish I was but doubt I am.

Creases do seem to take a little different approach. If you have maneuvering room on that part of the neck, orient the edge at a 45 deg angle to the crease. With age, you'll get more creases & it'll be a bigger part of your technique. Sure, a light touch while traversing the ditch is necessary, but the angle will keep the edge from running into the ditch.

If the doctor says ok to shave then give it a go. I would smooth the lather with your hand in that area so you have a good view. One light pass and see. Cant do nothing more than up or down though.

Stretch the hel out of it.....

Uh huh...good advice, thanks.

i have nothing like that but i do have a small raised beauty mark and 3 raised scars on my lower lip from piercings ...

all of them a straight performs well and ive yet to nick any of them .. my DE Safety razors perform well also , unless i set my fatboy or adjustable higher then 4 .. anything after for and i hit em every time and bleed like a stuck pig .. needless to say they dont get 4 or higher any more ..lol

Originally Posted by pinklather

Creases do seem to take a little different approach. If you have maneuvering room on that part of the neck, orient the edge at a 45 deg angle to the crease. With age, you'll get more creases & it'll be a bigger part of your technique. Sure, a light touch while traversing the ditch is necessary, but the angle will keep the edge from running into the ditch.

The 45* approach worked well along with a good upward stretching. Not so troublesome as I thought. Thx.

Moo, 'Very glad to hear. Thx. for letting us know. 'Hope the shaves are great.

Originally Posted by pinklather

Moo, 'Very glad to hear. Thx. for letting us know. 'Hope the shaves are great.

They are! Seven months down the straight road and I've nicked myself just about everywhere except on or near that scar.

Have you tried a str8? It's longer 3ins and if you XTG you should slid right over it.