Hello Dr. I'm 25 female who lives in Seoul.
I cut myself about year and half ago, and because of that,
I end up getting scars on my arm.
I have 7 straight lines on my left lower arm.
(6 of them are about 4~6cm, and one is about 18~20cm)
I guess I'll be your #1 patient with so many scars T..T

I'm getting so much stress now days, because I can not wear
short sleeves because of my scars, and can you imagine going
to the office every morning with the long sleeves on?
So far, I can see people walking around with thin long sleeves
but soon or later probably i'll be the only one who wears long sleeves. I did concerned about it last summer, but since
i was a freelancer, almost everyday i stayed home during the
day time. But now I can't do that anymore.

I read the lines about removing scars in four different ways
1. 흉터 부위를 잘라낸 뒤 정상피부가 당겨 봉합하는 것이다. 이 방법은 흉터 부위가 별로 넓지 않을 때 이용된다.

2. 상처 부위를 벗겨내어 새 살을 돋게 만드는 것이다. 상처가 옅고 넓을 때 이용되는 것으로 필링이나 기계적 박피가 이 방법이다.

3. 흉터 부위에 정상적인 피부를 이식하는 것으로서 화상이나 사고 등으로 흉터 부위가 넓을 때 흉터가 당기거나 관절 운동에 지장이 있을 때나 이용된다.

4. 정상 피부를 늘여서 흉터 부위를 덮는 것인데 조직확장기라고 부르는 특수기구를 이용하는 것이다.

I know I have to go for check up first in order to hear
something from you (about my scars and surgery),
but can you tell me how long does it last for the surgery,
and how the surgery is, and how much it approximately cost?
My father is a doctor who lives in the states,
and he told me that it's quite hard to answer when patients
just ask him about the price through e-mail.
But since I told you how long my scars are,
would you give me some price range when I have surgery #1,2,3, or 4?
And would you please be detail about the surgery?

I did made a big mistake of my life trying to kill myself by cutting my arm. I know, and I regret very much, but ever since I'm getting so depressed and stressed out about this, I'm afraid I might be so depressed and make the same mistake again.

This is my first time asking someone for help about this,
and I hope you can be the one who can help me to be free
from my mental stress and depression.

I think it will be very nice of you if you can reply back to
e-mail instead of here on the board.
My letter seems like an essay... sorry, and thank you for
reading my letters.

I'll look forward to hear from you very soon.
Thank you again.