Cancer Survivor Proudly Shows Off Her Surgical Scars

A woman left with scars on her chest has proudly shared her new look after embracing her surgical scars.

Saskia Clark underwent a bilateral neck dissection, during which doctors removed 204 cancerous lymph nodes, as well as open-heart surgery to remove a tumor in her chest.

After surviving the procedures, Saskia has been documenting her journey on TikTok, where she often receives comments about her scars.

Speaking about how she feels, she told Need to Know: “Surprisingly, the scars don’t bother me at all.

“I think your perspective changes after going through something like this – things feel way more real, that caring about my appearance is not something high on my list.

“I do feel though, as women especially, there’s so much focus and stigma on our appearance, especially after cancer, and especially now with social media and the younger generations wearing makeup as young as nine.

“I wanted to show how there’s no need to be scared about it, that it’s something to be proud of and to embrace because, ultimately, we only get one body and one life, and we need to be kind to it.”

See her videos below………

@saskiaclrk bodies are crazzzy like the staple marks are basically gone can we deep how crazy that is???? Before you ask there’s a story time pinned on my page #cancertok #scarsarebeautiful #scar #openheartsurgery #thyroidcancer #thyroid #surgery #skin #skincare #imperfection #empowerment #cancerfighter #confidence #bodypositivity #incision #staples #neck #chest #bodyimage #transformation #healing #healingjourney #recoveryispossible ♬ Its ok Im ok – jeansaudios