Not Sure — I'm not sure these scars will fade enough to feel confident to be able to show my legs

Its been over 15 months since the surgery, and the scars are still very visible even from afar, so no chance of swimming or wearing shorts. Just wanted to warn anyone thinking about this surgery who lives in a warm country where they need to wear shorts to be comfortable in summer, it could be a very long time before you can do this! I'm not sure these scars will fade enough to feel confident to be able to show my legs in public again unfortunately... I've seen a consultant about this and he thinks it is a vascular scar, causing discolouring, as it lessens when I raise my legs up or put pressure on the scar. He thinks it may fade more with time but that it could take many years, and may always be obvious as scars. I will provide an update after the 2nd year of healing.