Operation Smile, a global nonprofit focused on addressing gaps in surgical and health care access, particularly for cleft repair, launched a new “Badges of Hope” campaign that aims to redefine how ...

A technique called microneedling may help surgical scars heal more attractively -- especially if it's done within a couple of months of surgery, a small study suggests. Researchers found that for 25 ...

When the short-term effects of surgery — such as oozing wounds and incision pain — have long faded, an unseen complication may be lurking beneath the skin. Excess scar tissue, layers deep, can ...

Why does the face scar less than the rest of the body? New research uncovers the cellular pathway behind this difference.

PITTSBURGH — A 4-year-old boy lay on an operating table here a few weeks ago with a tumor that had eaten into his brain and the base of his skull. Standard surgery would involve cutting open his face, ...

Scarring, whether caused by acne, surgery or another wound-inducing experience, is almost as inevitable as it is permanent. If your scars create textural changes to your skin, it is unlikely that an ...

Ezra Michel got top surgery in 2017 and had to petition Medi-Cal five times to get a revision covered. ‘I felt like I could breathe for the first time.’Photograph: Ricardo Nagaoka/The Guardian For ...

Chrissy Teigen just gave fans another peek at her surgical scars. The model, who had her breast implants removed in 2020, took to Instagram on Thursday to share a photo of herself with her shirt ...

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