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[swan_tower]

Does anyone in the Bloomington area know of a good dermatologist I could go to for scar treatment? I'd even be willing to drive to Indy, if that's what it took, but Bloomington would be better, since it'll take quite a few visits.

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Why?

[(Anonymous)]

Just a question: why do you wish to get rid of your scars? I have several prominent ones in various places on my body, and they always remind me of what I've been through and what's happened to me; I wouldn't want to get rid of them. (If I had a nasty one on my face, maybe, but otherwise, no.)

-jsb

Re: Why?

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

They are disfiguring keloids that alternately hurt and itch, placed in locations (like my upper chest and shoulders) that draw attention when I wear most non-t-shirt clothing; moreover, they appeared spontaneously, so that they have no meaning or story to them, beyond the negative fact of their existence.

Re: Why?

[(Anonymous)]

You have no idea why they appeared? I'm no dermatologist (my medical obsession is cardiology and the autonomic nervous system), but usually keloids appear as a result of skin injury. And you suffered no injuries at all?

Re: Why?

[(Anonymous)]

-jsb

Re: Why?

[swan-tower.livejournal.com]

I already said they were spontaneous. Believe me, after ten years of living with them, I'm quite familiar with keloids and their usual causation.