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Bookmark or Share- Scars | Johns Hopkins MedicineA scar is the body's natural way of healing and replacing lost or damaged skin. A scar is usually composed of fibrous tissue. Scars may be formed for many different reasons, including as a result of infections, surgery, injuries, or inflammation of tissue. Scars may appear anywhere on the body, and the composition of a scar may vary.
- Scars: Treatment and Cause - Cleveland ClinicScars form as part of the healing process after your skin has been cut or damaged. The skin repairs itself by growing new tissue to pull together the wound and fill in any gaps caused by the injury. Scar tissue is made primarily of a protein called collagen. Scars develop in all shapes and sizes.
- How to Prevent Scarring - Cleveland Clinic Health EssentialsFind out what causes scarring and how to prevent a cut from turning in a scar. From kitchen mishaps to skinned knees to surgical incisions, we all have scars with stories behind them.
- Proper wound care: How to minimize a scar - American Academy of DermatologyAdvertisement. Proper wound care: How to minimize a scar. Whenever your skin is injured – whether by accident or from surgery – your body works to repair the wound. As your skin heals, a scar may form, as this is a natural part of the healing process.
- Scar - WikipediaA scar (or scar tissue) is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the skin, as well as in other organs, and tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a natural part of the healing process.
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