Self concious about my scarred legs...help? Options

[mzvee]

Hey, I have a question or two about what people may think when they see the scars on my legs. I go to a private school and I have to wear a skirt and you can see that my knees have quite a few scars. Around school I'm comfortable because people there know how I get them, but when I walk home, I feel VERY VERY self conscious. I used to play sports and I used to play soccer on gravel(our school doesn't have a proper grass field). I even have this circular, dark scar on my kneecap from playing basketball when a guy fell on top of me and i skidded, practically scraping off the whole layer of skin. I dont allow myself to wear anything that's above the bottom of my knee and that's nearly impossible when finding a dress or having to dress up for an occasion. I dont like wearing shorts, and I despise skirts. I don't despise the skirts themselves, but I just hate hte fact that my fear of people being disgusted keep from wearing a pretty skirt or some great shorts. Inside I'm a girly girl who loves skirts.

To get to the point:
What would you think if you saw a girl with a lot of scars on her knees, and how can you overcome your selfconsciousness.

[karmakiller]

You could use something like mederma to help the scars be less apparent. When you wear a skirt to school you could always buy some nylon stockings that are skin colored to soften the look of your skin.