Is a scar that is visible only if something covering it is removed still a disfiguring scar?

Moreover, the law is settled that a disfiguring injury is permanent even if cosmetic repair is or may be medically feasible. (See, e.g., People v. Hill, supra, 23 Cal.App.4th at pp. 1574-1575.) In our view, the same rationale applies here. For purposes of mayhem, if a disfiguring injury can be altered by cosmetic surgery and still be deemed disfiguring, then a disfiguring scar which is visible only if something covering it is removed should still constitute a disfiguring scar.