Thread: scar or not?

Hi guys

I'm quite upset. About one week ago i switched back to a spike razor i had when i first started shaving. I guess i wasn't paying attention and i seemed to get a vertical cut down my face with spike. It stopped bleeding within the first 5 min and i cleaned it up. I didn't shave for about 1 week after so let it heal. I noticed it was red under my whiskers but thought it would heal ok. Today i shaved and i notice there's like a visible pink line vertically down my face it looks quite unsightly.

I'm worried it's going to leave a permanent scar...I applied some vitamin e oil (not much) but wanted to know peoples thoughts on this. All my previous cuts have healed fine and left a more whitish blemish that blends in with my skin after about a week. This cut feels different for some reason. I don't think it was too deep but i did feel it sharply when i did it.

I've got a bigger scar from where my sister stabbed me with a pencil. I reckon it will be gone by year's end

she stabbed you with a pencil on your face? :S not nice.. did the pink color fade?

Yes & yes. The black graphite mark is still there after 25 years.

Nah! You'll be fine. It looks worse than it is. My spikes do that too from time to time. Trust me! I filleted my face on Sunday, badly. Mine is far far worse than that, and it looks like mine is healing nicely and might not scar.

Thanks raif! I hope yours is fine too! you're probably right it does look worse than it is (i hope) i think it looks worse from further away because all the discoloration makes a line. closer up the skin is a faded pink that i think should diminish with time. I hope yours doesn't scar either! i guess i ended up getting too used to a round tip to make a smooth transition...

Originally Posted by aquapura1

Thanks raif! I hope yours is fine too! you're probably right it does look worse than it is (i hope) i think it looks worse from further away because all the discoloration makes a line. closer up the skin is a faded pink that i think should diminish with time. I hope yours doesn't scar either! i guess i ended up getting too used to a round tip to make a smooth transition...

Those spikes are sneaky ones! A few years ago I accidentally cut almost an S pattern right at the cheek bone. That was a bad one. I thought for sure it would scar. Nope. This latest mess up is my worst and probably one of the worst ever. I just checked it out and the crater seems to be filling up. I'm worried about a rimmed scar outline, but I think I'll be ok. It just stinks. I have to be clean shaven for my job, and I haven't used a straight since Sunday. My Braun is getting some use, but I hate it. I want to go back to the straight.

The thing i've noticed about my other cuts is that they have usually been from the actual razor edge. Because they are so fine they heal tremendously. I think of the spike it's not as clean cut like the edge... What razor are you using? Mines called a Spike funnily enough. What was the progression of the S shaped cut you mentioned? did it heal turn pink then discolor? And how long did it take? thanks for the help raif

Originally Posted by aquapura1

The thing i've noticed about my other cuts is that they have usually been from the actual razor edge. Because they are so fine they heal tremendously. I think of the spike it's not as clean cut like the edge... What razor are you using? Mines called a Spike funnily enough. What was the progression of the S shaped cut you mentioned? did it heal turn pink then discolor? And how long did it take? thanks for the help raif

I was using a Boker Red Injun 101 when I did the S. I think I was trying to line it up with my weak hand and it just sort of happened. I filleted my face with a 6/8 (really a 7/8) Boker Silver Steel. The cuts changed colors over the course of their healing.

Pffft, That is nothing to worry about my friend. In fact there have been many studies that have found that women find facial scars attractive on men. Back in the day men would stuff their fresh dueling wound with a horsehair before being sewn up to enlarge the scar to make it more prominent just to impress the ladies .