When inflammation in the body goes unchecked, it can cause fibrosis, or tissue scarring that may lead to organ dysfunction or ...

Loving a C-section scar is not about pretending recovery is easy. It is about honoring your body’s work, caring for your ...

After certain kinds of injuries or wounds — think heart attacks, burns and tendon tears, among others — scar tissue can form ...

Researchers at Stanford believe they may be on the trail of a drug that could allow the skin to heal without scars. For millions of Americans, scars are a fact of life. But for more than three decades ...

Some phrases are commonly used and are only sometimes valid when said. For those of us in the Pacific Northwest, an example could be using the term “It’s freezing out.” This phrase is often used when ...

Scars. Like memories, we all have them. When you look at a scar you might see a tumble, a fight, an operation, a reminder of that time you succumbed to youthful stupidity, survived a traumatic ...

Adhesions are thick bands of scar tissue inside your body. They may form after surgery or an infection. They can make your organs stick together or to the inside of your belly. Some people have pain ...

Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) used to be a rare pregnancy condition, but it now affects roughly 14,000 pregnancies annually ...

If we can reduce this scarring, we can greatly improve survival." Following a heart attack, connective tissue cells called fibroblasts secrete a variety of proteins that combine to form scar tissue.

Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is an eye condition that leads to blindness and can currently only be addressed with surgery. A team led by research hospital Massachusetts Eye and Ear and German ...

Acne scars can linger long after breakouts disappear, quietly impacting skin texture, tone, and confidence. While filters and ...