Scar revision is a treatment that improves the appearance of a scar. Scars are part of how your body heals. Sometimes scars don’t heal the way you want them to. A scar might be large, raised, painful, ...

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 ...

"The Healthy Geezer" answers questions about health and aging in his weekly column. Question: I have a nasty-looking scar that shows only when I wear a bathing suit. I’d like to get rid of it, if ...

Scar revision is a broad term that’s used to describe techniques that minimize or improve the appearance of scars. Simply put, scars are growths of fibrous tissue that form as part of your body’s ...