Track marks - What to do when it's TOO late ?! (to hide them)

[Youpi]

Hi.

Not sure this is the correct section to ask, but due to how I feel, I feel like it is.

I've been IVing for maybe 5 years ?
Not really sure what happened in the past years, surely due to the use of no tourniquet, and re-using needles more often than I should, I now have:
- No longer veins one forearms
- Long track marks

I'm so fucking gutted because this is the first year I really am bothered, hot days are now starting and I'm not sure... because well.. refusing to remove my clothes when it's hot is a thing, but when they're full wet because I'm so warm ... is another.

I've got *really* pale skin. The only thing I thought about would be those sun tanning cream but I never used those.. help ?

 

[Tubbs]

I've got some pretty noticeable tracks too, pale skin here too. A tan definitely does help to hide them, but only to an extent. I hope your able to get some better answers, I'm also interested to hear them.

 

[Shady's Fox]

Reusing needles isnt a good thing, I still IV and using a dirty one.. nah, I mean you can use it few times but after that you get your arm fucked, cosmetics only covers but doesnt cure/treat. Before we go into the topic, when was the last time?

 

[RedRum OG]

Try rotating spots and using fresh rigs every time. You kind of made it sound like you only hit one arm, that's not good. This far in you should have 3-5 spots in each arm you rotate through. After 5 years of IVing 2-15 time a day, I only had maybe 3-4inches of collapsed veins on my forearm, and probably over a foot of useable ones.

 

[cory1989]

Get tattoos that disguise them. There is a lot of people getting old track marks tattooed over. Just Google it and it's not just for track marks any type of scar also. I have one on my left forearm that covers about a 4 inch old track mark. You can't even tell it's there.