Agatha, 23 y. o.
" I was 7. The house was being renovated, and building materials were strewn all over the yard. I loitered around on the street and stumbled over a cement pole with rebar sticking out of it. I only started crying when I saw that my whole arm was broken. I still remember that white layer of fat. I grew up with my scar. I don't even notice it now."
" I was 7. The house was being renovated, and building materials were strewn all over the yard. I loitered around on the street and stumbled over a cement pole with rebar sticking out of it. I only started crying when I saw that my whole arm was broken. I still remember that white layer of fat. I grew up with my scar. I don't even notice it now."
Anastasia, 36 y.o.
"This is the third scar on the same spot, so it doesn't bother me at all. After giving birth, I needed a surgery. I had a diastasis. It lowers the internal organs, which leads to a number of unpleasant consequences. The scar, of course, could have been smaller, but I decided to combine the removal of the diastasis with making myself a flat, beautiful belly. Everything turned out to be fine."
"This is the third scar on the same spot, so it doesn't bother me at all. After giving birth, I needed a surgery. I had a diastasis. It lowers the internal organs, which leads to a number of unpleasant consequences. The scar, of course, could have been smaller, but I decided to combine the removal of the diastasis with making myself a flat, beautiful belly. Everything turned out to be fine."
Sasha, 27 y. o.
"The body is my tool. I used to be a professional dancer. And also - a snowboard! I fell down 4 days before going back home! Lost consciousness. Closed fracture, shattered bone. I stayed at a French hospital where no one even spoke English. I felt endless pain and fear. I was doing step dance, so I could continue after I got back. And, by the way, the French sewed it up nicely."
"The body is my tool. I used to be a professional dancer. And also - a snowboard! I fell down 4 days before going back home! Lost consciousness. Closed fracture, shattered bone. I stayed at a French hospital where no one even spoke English. I felt endless pain and fear. I was doing step dance, so I could continue after I got back. And, by the way, the French sewed it up nicely."
Nadezhda, 38 y. o.
"I have a congenital heart disease. When I was eleven, my mother overreacted, and I had a surgery. It was possible to make an incision under my rib, but they cut my rib cage. I'm still not sure whether this operation was necessary. Then I bought a motorcycle. There were no accidents, I gradually became bolder and I started driving without protection. A jeep didn’t notice me. A hard blow to the side. And the collarbone shattered. I always tried to hide my scars and lived with this complex for a very long time. "
"I have a congenital heart disease. When I was eleven, my mother overreacted, and I had a surgery. It was possible to make an incision under my rib, but they cut my rib cage. I'm still not sure whether this operation was necessary. Then I bought a motorcycle. There were no accidents, I gradually became bolder and I started driving without protection. A jeep didn’t notice me. A hard blow to the side. And the collarbone shattered. I always tried to hide my scars and lived with this complex for a very long time. "
Natalia, 43 y. o.
"It was an ordinary Russian countryside mosquito. Then infection and operating table followed. To be honest, I was very afraid of amputation – so, I can say, I got off with a slight fright.
From time to time on the beach or in a swimming-pool people stared at my leg, which made me feel terribly discomfortable. I was thinking about a plastic surgery or a tattoo to make the scar more aesthetic. But then I accepted it. This is my distinctive feature! As my husband says: "You are definitely not to be confused with anyone!"
"It was an ordinary Russian countryside mosquito. Then infection and operating table followed. To be honest, I was very afraid of amputation – so, I can say, I got off with a slight fright.
From time to time on the beach or in a swimming-pool people stared at my leg, which made me feel terribly discomfortable. I was thinking about a plastic surgery or a tattoo to make the scar more aesthetic. But then I accepted it. This is my distinctive feature! As my husband says: "You are definitely not to be confused with anyone!"
Tatiana, 35 y. o.
"At the age of 13, I got a stomach ache. It turned out to be appendicitis. I had it cut out. But couldn't it have been sewn up more carefully? They saw that it was a young girl. They made it carelessly, just like for all the grandmothers with whom I lay in the ward afterwards. Now I hardly even notice my scar. But before, of course, I was very ashamed and hid it!»
"At the age of 13, I got a stomach ache. It turned out to be appendicitis. I had it cut out. But couldn't it have been sewn up more carefully? They saw that it was a young girl. They made it carelessly, just like for all the grandmothers with whom I lay in the ward afterwards. Now I hardly even notice my scar. But before, of course, I was very ashamed and hid it!»
