It’s usually thicker than normal skin and can be discolored or shiny. Scar tissue is the thickened, fibrous connective tissue that develops after healthy skin cells have been destroyed.

and thick. Over the following months, the scar will become smaller and blend more with the person’s skin tone. Signs that a scar is mature include the tissue becoming a lighter colour ...

Hypertrophic scars and keloids can be treated with laser resurfacing treatments to remodel the thick scar tissue. This is usually in conjunction with steroid injections, which can help soften and ...

Baylor Medicine offers the Graston Technique® for injury treatment and rehabilitation. This remarkable procedure allows us to detect and treat areas of “scar tissue” or adhesions in muscles, tendons ...

And they can rupture, leaking blood and puss with a nasty odor. As these bumps heal, they form thick scar tissue that makes movement more difficult. No one knows what causes HS, but it typically ...

Dr. Lisa Ramaut from the Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery at the Brussels University Hospital (UZ Brussel) conducted research on the use of stem cells derived from adipose ...

Uri Alon. Alon's model suggested classifying scars by the presence of two types of cells in the scar tissue: collagen-producing fibroblasts, which create fibrous scaffolding, and immune cells ...