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Scae is thick underneath is that normal the scar looks abit white sometimes unnoticeable sometimes its quie dark , ?
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Can be: scars take time to ripen. over time they usually get whiter and softer. some people form keloids which are ropelike scars. a year or two is normal until a scar fades.
Answered 4/21/2015
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