The Midcontinent Rift is a giant tear that formed in what is now the U.S. Midwest 1.1 billion years ago. Nicknamed North ...

Choosing the best scar creams can make a big difference in how your skin repairs itself. Scars are a completely natural part ...

Over time, scar tissue slows or stops implanted bioelectronics. But new interdisciplinary research could help pacemakers, ...

Hypertrophic scar treatments include silicone gel sheets, corticosteroid lotions or injections, cryotherapy, and laser therapy. However, these scars often go away on their own without interventions.

To diagnose hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a common genetic heart ... An MRI may also be used after HCM is diagnosed to evaluate scar tissue. When a significant amount of scar tissue is present, ...

Noticed scars that are raised and firm? You might have hypertrophic scars or keloids. “[Hypertrophic scars] are raised, firm scars that stay within the boundaries of the injury. They’re caused ...

Subcision involves using a surgical probe or needle to separate skin and pimple scar tissue. This treatment causes your skin to raise. It flattens depressed (sunken) scars.‌ The results of this ...

Hypertrophic piercing bumps and keloid scars can look similar ... A keloid forms due to an overgrowth of fibrous tissue. In response to injury, cells in the skin — called fibroblasts ...

Kshitiz (left), associate professor of biomedical engineering in the UConn School of Dental Medicine, and postdoctoral student Wenqian Du (right) have research on scar tissue and placenta accreta ...

Scar tissue in the uterus, rich in collagen, induces inflammation and alters the endometrial environment, which attracts and promotes the invasive growth of placental cells seen in placenta accreta.