As a wound heals, tissue begins to grow over the wound, protecting it and replacing the damaged skin. As this fibrous tissue settles in, you develop a scar. Essentially, scars are nature’s way of ...

Acne is already bad enough. A pimple might stick around for three to seven days, but the lingering, pesky scar that it leaves behind can last for what feels like an eternity. Enter scar creams: the ...

So you’ve finally gotten rid of your angry, stubborn pimples with the best acne spot treatments and benzoyl peroxide products...only to receive a parting gift of red, indented scars. Unfortunately, ...

Scars, like diamonds, are forever. Right? That is not necessarily true. Made of silicone, scar tape touts that it can be placed over a wound to minimize scarring and accelerate the healing process.

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Waiting for a scar to fade can feel like a bit of a waiting game. But if you’re looking to speed up the healing process, silicone scar sheets might be able to help. Silicone scar sheets are ...

A scar tells the world of injuries past – but why does scar tissue look and feel so different? BBC Future investigates. When I was 10 or 11 years old, I hurt my knee at summer camp when I fell running ...