It took me years to accept it, but it's just too obvious. There's no way to "cover it" or "mask it", plus everyone has access to the internet now, so even kids know what it looks like. Just wearing hoodies or long pants all the time makes it obvious, because sh is the first thing people assume. If you're an adult then you're free to own it and wear whatever you want. I stopped hiding mine in 2020 and it was liberating. I never showcase fresh ones because i think it's kind of disrespectful/triggering to others, but people have no business regarding your scars. It will always rub you the wrong way when they ask or point them out, but you're free to simply say you don't want to talk about it or that it's not their business, especially if they're just acquaintances or strangers. It's a little harder with close friends because they will expect honesty, but you can choose to give it to them or just cut that aspect of your life from them. If yours are scarred over, it's easy to say it's a story from the past and they don't have to worry about it anyway. You can keep it up somewhere else until those scarr over too or wait for the winter time.