OK so long stupid story short..
my addiction is a thing of the past, but I'm still dealing with the effects of all the stupid shit that I did to myself/didnt look after properly.
For a long period while I was addicted to painkillers I had untreated jock itch.. and you know.. that + opiates = itchytown.
it's treated and gone now, but I have what I'm pretty sure is hyperpigmentation on patches of skin from it (inner thighs). I'm hoping it's not scarring.. It doesn't look like the usual kinda scartissue. I think there is a little scarring, like just a couple little spots.. as I can see a few small scar-tissue blotches amongst the big brown patches of what looks otherwise like normal skin. If that's all though, that wont bother me. So hopefully the rest is hyperpigmentation.
So from what I understand hyperpigmentation will slowly fade out over months... I'm just wondering if there's anything I can do to speed it up/help it fade more effectively/etc? It's really embarassing to me in terms of having sex/being naked around others. Even though it's just darker coloured skin, it looks nasty and I dont want people freaking out thinking its some contagion or something. So far I've just avoided naked situations, but I'm getting frustrated.. Since getting clean I've lost alot of weight, I'm really happy with my body image for the first time in my life except for this one problem, and I want to be able to show off my body, be sexually active, etc.
Any help/ideas/etc?
my addiction is a thing of the past, but I'm still dealing with the effects of all the stupid shit that I did to myself/didnt look after properly.
For a long period while I was addicted to painkillers I had untreated jock itch.. and you know.. that + opiates = itchytown.
it's treated and gone now, but I have what I'm pretty sure is hyperpigmentation on patches of skin from it (inner thighs). I'm hoping it's not scarring.. It doesn't look like the usual kinda scartissue. I think there is a little scarring, like just a couple little spots.. as I can see a few small scar-tissue blotches amongst the big brown patches of what looks otherwise like normal skin. If that's all though, that wont bother me. So hopefully the rest is hyperpigmentation.
So from what I understand hyperpigmentation will slowly fade out over months... I'm just wondering if there's anything I can do to speed it up/help it fade more effectively/etc? It's really embarassing to me in terms of having sex/being naked around others. Even though it's just darker coloured skin, it looks nasty and I dont want people freaking out thinking its some contagion or something. So far I've just avoided naked situations, but I'm getting frustrated.. Since getting clean I've lost alot of weight, I'm really happy with my body image for the first time in my life except for this one problem, and I want to be able to show off my body, be sexually active, etc.
Any help/ideas/etc?