Share your scars and the story behind them

[The Proprietary Molecule]

No, not Oakley Scars, but the injury / surgery ones.

68 stitches from a run in with an Atomic ARC racing ski in 2002. The only thing that stopped the outside of my calf from being sliced off, was my ski boot.

Never even felt it happen.

The wound was gaping and grisly. The ER Doc said it looked like I had been attacked by a shark.

I developed a nasty infection and my wife thought I was going to lose part of my leg.

Took 2 ski seasons to get my mojo back.

 

[flyer]

All my scars are psychological.

 

[Nucchem]

Mine are all emotional.

 

[NoFair]

No, not Oakley Scars, but the injury / surgery ones.

68 stitches from a run in with an Atomic ARC racing ski in 2002. The only thing that stopped the outside of my calf from being sliced off, was my ski boot.

Never even felt it happen.

The wound was gaping and grisly. The ER Doc said it looked like I had been attacked by a shark.

I developed a nasty infection and my wife thought I was going to lose part of my leg.

Took 2 ski seasons to get my mojo back.

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Did they look like these?

Went right through the kevlar reinforced trousers, but the boots stopped them from slicing up my leg

 

[The Proprietary Molecule]

Did they look like these?

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Went right through the kevlar reinforced trousers, but the boots stopped them from slicing up my leg

Nope, do you remember the model with the hooked tips from back in the day ?

 

[NoFair]

Nope, do you remember the model with the hooked tips from back in the day ?

The SL skis? Hooked rubber tip? Mine are GS, more edge to cut with

 

[Zax]

Got this scar in 2013, left quite a mark on me and my collection. I was able to get rid of the worn out areas with cosmetic changes, but ultimately ended up moving it on.




I do have one major scar on my nosebridge. As a kid, I was pretty fearless and thought I could make this far jump...ended up smashing my nose into the side of a wall.

 

[The Proprietary Molecule]

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Got this scar in 2013, left quite a mark on me and my collection. I was able to get rid of the worn out areas with cosmetic changes, but ultimately ended up moving it on.




I do have one major scar on my nosebridge. As a kid, I was pretty fearless and thought I could make this far jump...ended up smashing my nose into the side of a wall.

Photos ? We can't take your word for it.

 

[Zax]

Photos ? We can't take your word for it.

Not that "major", but hurt like hell when I was a kid haha

 

[The Proprietary Molecule]

Not that "major", but hurt like hell when I was a kid haha
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Looks like that probably made your eyes water just a bit !!!