Day 11

A visit to Dr Hussain to check how it's going. He seems delighted so it seems churlish not to be too. He positively beams as the seri strips are removed but it flashes through my mind that this is precisely the expression my hairdresser made after a truly awful colour and cut - willing me not to notice by the sheer force of her determination ! O ye of little faith ! As it turns out !

After he's cleaned it up a bit I take a look. I don't always appear this mournful but, grabbing a quick pic whist he nips out of the room for a moment is a bit of a stress !

A scary close up ! Must book some electrolysis at some point !

Really not bad, not bad at all.





I mentioned at the start of my appointment that I thought I would find it easier to meet people with the wound covered with steri strips or a dressing. That the real challenge, psychologically ,would be when the actual scar was on show. With that in mind perhaps, I am instructed to keep most of the scar covered in Vaseline ( apply twice a day ) and to keep one thin steri strip on just above my lip. Perhaps a Dumbo's feather, but I'll grasp it.