Hypertrophic scars are scars that have an excessive amount of collagen causing the scar to rise, but not to the degree of the Keloid scar. Just like the Keloid scars they form at the sites of pimples, body piercings, cuts and burns. Hypertrophic scars contain nerves and blood vessels. They form after a thermal or […]
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Keloid Scars
A Keloid scar also known as Keloidal Scar can be put into two categories depending on their maturity. 1) 111 (early type) or 1 (late type) collagen. It is a result of an overgrowth of granulation tissue (collagen type 3) at the site of a healed skin injury which is then slowly replaced by collagen […]
What causes Acne Scars and what are the treatments?
A pimple lasts about 3 days before it disappears, but what about the scar that is left? Scars are formed from the intense collagen-damaging, skin inflammation especially if the pimples were cyst like. So not all scars are formed just from picking at the pimple. Here are the top strategies given by dermatologists for healing […]
Scars – The different types of Scars
Skin is a flawless organ, imagine it like a beautiful silk cloth covering and protecting valuable assets. And like a fine cloth, when it gets a tear it will never look the same again. Just like when the skin is burnt or cut it What causes a scar. Small scars that can be covered or […]
How does skin heal itself?
The minute that you get a cut your body gets to work to start healing the wound. The first thing your body does is to limit the blood loss by decreasing the amount of blood flowing to the area of the wound. The proteins in the blood together with blood platelets and plasma work together […]
