#Surgical scars

[defilerwyrm]

I'm coming to love my graft.

It looks freaky. That's okay, I'm a freak.

It looks scary. That's okay, I'm scary (so I’m told).

It looks like it hurt. It did, and it was great.

It represents a long hard road out of hell. It's a sign of my dedication to authenticity. I'm proud of it.

Transphobes do their best to scare trans men away from life-saving medical care like phalloplasty with gruesome photos of fresh surgical sites. They want you to believe that it'll always look like that. But your flesh will heal, and so will your soul.

Here's the truth about transphobes: if gender affirmation surgeries were pristine, blood-free, scar-free, magical transformations, they would STILL try to scare you out of getting them.

Getting pins in a broken leg is gruesome, too. But isn't it worth it once the leg heals?

I love my scars. They're stories told in skin. Here's where I broke up a dog fight. This one's from a gun. Here's one from an Offspring concert. Here are the ones I got in exchange for a life without dysphoria. My scars celebrate my life and remind me of lessons I've learned.

So, too, with my graft. Every day I can look at it and remember that I made it. That I am made whole. That I am free.

I don't hide it when I go out in public. I am not ashamed. Let everyone who sees me know that I am a self-made man.

[brainwormcity]

I have chest hair growing out of my top surgery scars and I just... 🤢

Other than that though! It's been five months and I hate my body just a little bit less. I'm lucky and so, so grateful.

[theminecraftgay]

Bunny boy pre/post extreme makeover

[the-sun-is-often-out]

Mild rant

For someone with visible surgical scars and physical disabilities I often forget that outside my group of friends the average person is at best perturbed by my existence. I don't bother to cover/hide my skin which appears to upset the general public. Apparently children seeing me is upsetting. I look fairly 'normal' when seated and wearing polonecks.

I wish that people understood that no matter how disturbing find my appearance, I still have the right to exist in public.

I am fortunate to have wonderful people in my life who see me in my entirety- I'm just C their sarcastic friend. However, many don't have the same support. We deserve to be full participants in society rather than face the remnants of the ugly laws every day.

[shunted5934]

Ref sheet for dweezil. I haven’t done this in years! Anyway i have a budget of 50$ to whoever’s able to draw unnervingly human anthros and has their commissions open. RB to help me find someone please!!!

[thatkidwholikesthunderbirds]

I feel like we need more scar positivity.

[20-crows-in-a-trenchcoat]

"you'll never take me alive baby, you'll never take me alive!"

Will wood haunts my brain and so does this dumbass

[itsawritblr]

For anyone who's ever had surgery.

When you're healing and your stitches ITCH LIKE FUCK but you're trying not to scratch.

[theminecraftgay]

Self indulgent self portrait of an aspiring straightedge punk

[harryssanc]

laproscopy scars

Just in case anyone wants to dispute the fact I had surgery and to show you what the scars look like if you want to know.

I am beautiful despite these scars, the damage and the illnesses.

[blessedarethebinarybreakers]

ID: this painting is in a hyper-realistic style. It depicts part of the arm and chest of a person with light skin and top surgery scars, and another person's light-skinned hand touching the incision with their pointer finger. The back of the hand has tattoos on it in black ink that include a 2 a letter u and a picture of meat. I think the meaning might be "pleased to meet you" but I'm not sure! / end ID

If anyone's interested, I have a podcast episode exploring the connections between marginalized people and the John 20 story:

"In Jesus, God rose with wounds that would have impaired his mobility and fine motor skills. In John 20, Jesus allows his disciples to gaze at his impaired body, and even lets Thomas touch his wounds. Let's explore how this story connects to the complications of marginalized bodies being put on display for public consumption — of being made into a spectacle. Is it possible for marginalized persons to have any agency in how our bodies are viewed and interpreted? How does Jesus model possibility for his disciples, similar to what Laverne Cox calls trans possibility models? How have marginalized persons identified with the wounded Christ across the centuries?"

Ian Stone, Doubting Thomas, oil on linen, 12x16 in, 2023

[wombrion]

homer

[originalartblog]

Unforeseen learning opportunity!

(wikitionary to explain the scar)

(bonus)

[health7777877]

Surgical Scars Prevention - Prof Dr. Robert Hierner

Scars are inevitable post any surgery. Read on to know how to prevent or get rid of these surgical scars.

[alexxuun]

You can’t tell me that he doesn’t have the craziest tan line with the type of climate on No Man’s Land.

[thundersbugs]

she did her best!! that's what counts!!