I am covered head to toe in scars - they will always be there to a degree so it's something you simply have to learn to live with. I never wear short sleeved tops anymore but fortunately i live somewhere where the weather is conducive to this anyway. I'm not one of those 'be proud of your battle scars' kind of people but i don't live in constant shame of them either. I think time helps. I also think the finality of having them helps too - once they're there you have no choice but to move on and find a way to cope with it. Just my thoughts.