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[quote=Anonymous]Any advise appreciated. Our 8 year old daughter was born with a small sized (about a quarter) cosmetic defect on the crown of her head. We attempted to have it revised when she was 4, but the surgery, while not making things worse, really didn't make things better as the scar is now about 2 inches long and half an inch wide. THere's no way to style her hair that effectively covers it.

Obviously, there are kids with much more serious physical issues they deal with, but I'm starting to really feel for her. The plastic surgeon, at the time she was 4, said the only future options would be hair plugs which are uncomfortable and also not a guarantee of success when dealing with a scar. She knows that she can request we do this at any time and we will explore the option, but so far she's not shown any interest.

It's only been in the past year that she's started to mention kids making fun of her, or at least, being curious in a way that really bothers her. She's still very self assured and confident, and still doesn't seem upset,  but I know as she moves into being a tween/teen these things can change. Just the regular body issues can start to seem so important that those ages. What led to this question  is a group of pictures we just got from overnight camp. She's wearing a hat in every single one, including the evening campfire and in her pajamas at night.

I really don't want to bring it up or dwell, but I'm curious if anyone else has navigated this? Maybe it's really no different than the kids that will deal with bad acne or being much taller or shorter than average, but I really don't know. Thoughts welcome![/quote]

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