There are many different types of scars, including: Hypertrophic scars. Caused by excess collagen production during healing, these scars do not extend beyond the wound margin. Atrophic scars.

Earlier this year, a caver was poring over satellite images of the Nullarbor Plain when he came across something unexpected: an enormous, mysterious scar etched into the barren landscape.

Between bullies and casual insults about his facial scar, school isn't a fun time for Kyonosuke… that is, until he meets the bright, friendly Akira. But from Akira to even their bully Kenta ...

Freezing treatment (cryopexy): Your healthcare provider will use a special freezing probe to freeze the retina surrounding the retinal tear. The result is a scar that helps secure the retina to the ...

Having a c-section is hard enough at the time. But the healing process afterwards, including the c section scar, can be just as challenging. It takes time to recover physically and emotionally, ...

Kim and Joseph Arboleda-Velasquez, MD, PhD, an associate scientist at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear, had found that RUNX1 was involved in two disease processes in the retina, ie, aberrant angiogenesis ...

Barry Keoghan bravely displayed the large scar across his left wrist as he revealed it felt like the 'right time' to show it. The actor, 32, posed for a striking cover shoot for Hunger magazine ...

When you cut your hand, you want a nice scar that contracts and pulls the skin over the defect,' says Mr Aylward. 'The problem is that, in the retina, scar tissue as a result of surgery contracts ...

What exactly is a stretch mark? Stretch marks fade with time; however, treatment may make them less noticeable more quickly. A stretch mark is a type of scar that develops when our skin stretches or ...