Scar turned purple....can anyone help?

[schizo]

Several years ago I started cutting, and after about three years of doing it pretty regularly I've managed to take control of my bad habit for the most part. It's very rare that I cut now...I have to be feeling REALLY bad and desparate. About a month ago I had a slip up, and cut myself five times on the inside of my thigh. Everything had been healing normally, but suddenly today one of the scars has turned a deep purple color. All the other scars are light pink and barely visible. This has never happened to me with any other scars before. This cut was the deepest of the five but I've had worse. Does anyone know what could be causing this and what I can do to get it to heal normally?

[No One]

An infection?

Swelling? Tender to the touch? Seems warm? Discharge?

Honestly, if it hasn't gone away in a day or two (and/or gotten worse), then u r going to have to seek medical attention (since it just may get worse and worse until u get medical attention, 1 way or another). Don't feel bad - these things happen; only thing is not to ignore them.

[thathoopla]

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You can find this at Wal*mart.

[Terrin]

Purple would seem to indicate internal bleeding. You know how a bruise looks purple, it's from the blood.

 

Anything unusual about your body especially as a resut of intentional harm should be looked at by your doctor.

[schizo]

No swelling or change in temperature, it's not sensative. It had seemed to be healed and then suddenly turned purple. It does kind of look like a bruise or blood blister would.

[No One]

Sure, could be a bruise. Was it a straight, clean cut? Are significant bruises common with that (not for me, at the least).

 

Please keep a close watch on it, as infections can quickly make you quite ill!

[No One]

for scars:

 

(not for infections)

[No One]

Hello! How is your wound doing?

[lostinthehaze]

My deepest scars turn purple when I'm cold. Help at all?

[Jayy1334]

My scar is doing this too. I thought that it was becuase like my legs got cold or something? But, I don't just do slits, I full blown carve things..