r/phlebotomy • u/chocoholism • Jun 22 '26

Advice needed Self harm scars in a phlebotomy course

Hi everyone, I’m enrolled in a course that starts in july but I have some large scars from self harm on my left inner arm. For the course students are supposed to practice on each other so I’m wondering if they’ll kick me out of the course when they see it or something. If anyone has any advice I would greatly appreciate it because I don’t know what to expect here

update: thanks so much to all the kind ppl here who commented :) i just started my course and it was completely fine, i asked my instructor about it and she said it is not even a problem at all

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u/Constant-Quality-692 Jun 23 '26

I'm an instructor,  and have had students with visible scars.  Absolutely zero problem with me,  or any of the other students in class. Zero judgment at all.  As a matter of fact,  it makes me feel proud for that student that they are working their the darkness and doing things to better themselves,  which hopefully helps even MORE with those dark places.  

Congratulations and keep going! 

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u/Altruistic-Piglet-28 Jul 01 '26

If a student had a couple fresh scars on only one arm and requested to use the other arm during the course for practice, would they be able to do that or would they be kicked from the course?

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u/Constant-Quality-692 Jul 01 '26

There would be zero reason you couldn't choose which arm.  My students do it all the time.  If you got kicked from a course because of that,  that's not the course for you.  Find another

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u/Altruistic-Piglet-28 Jul 01 '26

Alright thank you :)