That depends on the beholder doesn't it.
Scars invoke the memory of difficult moments.
One could make the argument that society tries to avoid scars. However men are more willing to offer their scars as proof of having survived under duress, it's debatable that it exemplifies their maleness. How our likeness appears within a picture is at times a difficult discussion. I believe this is a very legitimate attitude, but it is not always well understood. Again, there is no universal correct response to such an issue either.