I had the smallpox vaccine about 4 months ago, how long does the raised skin sta!

I had the smallpox vaccine about 4 months ago, how long does the raised skin stay raised?

I received the smallpox vaccine in preparation for a deployment to the middle east. The area where the 3 pricks were applied is still a raised area. How long will this area stay like this? My test was negative but the scar is still there, it is really annoying.

1 month ago
I meant after the vaccination I had a blood test done to see if i was having a reaction to the vaccine and that is what was negative.

The smallpox vaccine was not a test- it was a vaccination. The prick marks are scars and will not go away. You can use Mederma on the scar to help reduce the appearance, but it may or may not cause it to fade completely. Those of us old enough to have recieved the smallpox vaccination in our youth still carry the scars on our upper arms or backs, and will for life. The scar is identical to the ones people who actually get smallpox were covered in. In old literature, you will often see references to the scarring that was left, sometimes it caused disfigurement of the face which was devastating to the women of the times. Sorry, the scar is there to stay- it's proof of the vaccination. The raised area may settle down some, but if that's how you scar, that's how you scar. MIne is dime sized, and has faded to a lighter color with tiny little red spots. My last vaccination was decades ago, as well.