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Embarrassment of old scars?

Asked by ChocolateCoveredStarfish (222points) July 7th, 2011

I have a lot of old scars – one just under my collar bone from a central venous catheter, one on the side/back of my ribcage from a thoracotomy, a large one across my stomach from a nephrectomy. But the one that embarrasses me the most is a small indent in my stomach from a feeding tube. It looks kind of like this: http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2690/4347791426_186bdcdf4b.jpg

I’m pretty self-conscious about it because people have teased me before, calling it a second belly button. I won’t wear a bikini because of it. And it’s summer and I’m tired of always having to cover it up. Any advice?

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