Will burn scars fade?

I have three small scars on my wrist from burns. I burned my arm on the grill about ten months ago, and, because I was SIing I didn't put cold water on or anything. The scars are now pale lilac colour, and the skin is a bit dented like its hollow underneath. Will they heal completely? I'm thinking of having a tattoo over them, but will the ink bleed because of the scar tissue? Any advice gratefully received xx

It depends on how bad they were burned. I've got burn marks from 20 years where the skin melted to the hot plate. The ones that are like branding are still there, like the circle from a sizzling fajita skillet I got at a Mexican restaurant 12 years ago.

I can take pain pretty well, so I never got them treated

Thank you. I don't think they were so bad, the skin didn't melt, though it did sort of smoke a bit! It's just the indents are a bit weird, but you can only see that if you look sideways on. It's annoying because they're right at the bottom of my wrist so I have to pull my sleeves down all the time

I have had third degree burns that left pretty bad scars that eventually faded some. Small burns for me always fade.

Did they blister up and the skin get rubbed off? Then it'll leave a mark. I'm dark skinned and my arms looks like a battlefield.

Scars never fully go away. They will always be there, even if barely visible. They will likely fade, but since they are dented in, the indentation will likely always remain unless you are willing to pay a significant amount of money to get them removed via cosmetic surgery of some kind

I've had minor burns fade over the years, even indented ones.
I would suggest waiting with the tattoo until they are no longer purple. I've found that scars which are no longer pink or purple take ink better.

Just get the tattoo, that'll be cool

Thanks guys!
No, the skin didn't rub off, it went a bit...scaly...sorry.
I will wait til it's faded a bit. I stopped SIing on 25th November, maybe if I can make it to a year I'll have the tattoo on that day to celebrate!

The worst burns that I've had were the kind that blistered, and I don't have any scars left from those.

It took my SI burns (they were second degree) a year to totally heal.

I think it just depends. I have cigarette burns that had the skin rubbed off that are so faded, you can only really see them if you're looking for them and others that are dented or raised and dark purple. It's been months since I've burned, and they were all the same way and time I did it.

They usually fade!
I have burns from the oven (accidental ones from cooking) that fade and not accidental ones that also fade!
If they get infected or you don't let them heal you might get a white scar over a long time. Depends on yr skin color too.
Don't worry about covering them up! If they're tiny no-one but u will notice!

Yes mine have taken at least 6 months to really fade but, a year out, are only slightly redder than the surrounding skin, like barely visible, and that's from flame