Hi, sorry to hear what you're going through. I'm 27 too and was diagnosed with tongue cancer at the end of April. I had surgery in May to remove part of my tongue and a neck dissection so I get it with the scars.  I'm still getting used to them and I know they'll fade a bit still but I'm trying to look at them positively. I only had symptoms for about a week before I had my biopsy so the diagnosis came as a huge shock and since then everything has happened very quickly so maybe I still haven't realised what I have to live with the rest of my life but I see them as a badge of honour almost. It shows what I've been through and I will come out the other side stronger than ever.

Don't get me wrong I'm still very self conscious about them in public but I'm not covering them as much as I did at the beginning.

 If you aren't happy showing them I was offered skin camouflage lessons to help cover them so they're less noticeable which might help.

Have you had your surgery yet or are you still waiting?