For nearly a century, the gold standard for closing severe burn wounds has been split-thickness skin grafts. Surgeons remove the outermost layer of skin, the epidermis, and a sliver of the underlayer, ...

Scars and unwanted tattoos often carry deeply personal stories, but covering them successfully requires far more than ...

Scars aren’t developed the same way, which means treating them doesn’t follow a one-size-fits-all approach. With the impending summer fast approaching, it’s typical for you to become acutely aware of ...

Scars are a natural part of the skin’s healing process after injuries, acne, burns, or surgeries. While they show that the body has repaired itself, many people feel conscious about their appearance, ...

Although human skin heals from injuries and wounds, many of us have scars that are left behind. Scar formation happens in adult mammals because skin regeneration does not fully occur. This poses a ...

Reducing a skin graft's responsiveness to its physical environment could help improve healing and reduce scarring from large injuries like burns or blast wounds, according to our recent study ...

In a new study involving three volunteers, skin scars began to behave more like uninjured skin after they were treated with hair follicle transplants. The scarred skin harbored new cells and blood ...

In a new Imperial College London study involving three volunteers, skin scars began to behave more like uninjured skin after they were treated with hair follicle transplants. The scarred skin harbored ...

A cream currently used to treat skin cancers and warts could hold the answer to stopping scar formation after injuries or surgery, suggests early-stage research from the University of Pennsylvania.

Tretinoin is a prescription-only topical retinoid used to treat acne and acne scars. When used consistently, it raises collagen production, thickening and smoothing your skin. Tretinoin can cause skin ...

Reducing a skin graft’s responsiveness to its physical environment could help improve healing and reduce scarring from large injuries like burns or blast wounds, according to our recent study ...

Filler injections should only ever be performed in-office by a trained medical professional. Most treatments will take anywhere from 15 to 60 minutes, and downtime is minimal; you will be able to ...