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  2. Scar - Wikipedia

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    Scarring caused by acne (left), and photo one day after scar revision surgery: The area around sutures is still swollen from surgery. Scar revision is a process of cutting the scar tissue out. After the excision, the new wound is usually closed up to heal by primary intention, instead of secondary intention. Deeper cuts need a multilayered ...

  3. Scarification - Wikipedia

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    The scars tend to spread as they heal, so final designs are usually simple, the details being lost during healing. Scarification being created. Some common scarification techniques include: Ink rubbing Tattoo ink (or similar agent) is rubbed into a fresh cut to add color or extra visibility to the scar. Most of the ink remains in the skin as ...

  4. Hypertrophic scar - Wikipedia

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    A hypertrophic scar is a cutaneous condition characterized by deposits of excessive amounts of collagen which gives rise to a raised scar, but not to the degree observed with keloids. [1] Like keloids, they form most often at the sites of pimples, body piercings , cuts and burns.

  5. Wound healing - Wikipedia

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    Timing is important to wound healing. Critically, the timing of wound re-epithelialization can decide the outcome of the healing. [11] If the epithelization of tissue over a denuded area is slow, a scar will form over many weeks, or months; [12] [13] If the epithelization of a wounded area is fast, the healing will result in regeneration.

  6. Skin repair - Wikipedia

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    A week after the injury, the edges of the wound are pulled together by contraction. Contraction is an important part of the healing process when damage has been extensive, and involves shrinking in size of underlying contractile connective tissue, which brings the wound margins toward one another. [1]

  7. Burn scar contracture - Wikipedia

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    By applying a mild, prolonged stress to the healing tissue at its longest length for at least 6 to 8 hours per day during the healing process, burn rehabilitation aims to prevent and treat scar contracture and deformity. Tolerable pain threshold and scar blanching are used to gauge the extent of treatment.

  8. Abrasion (medicine) - Wikipedia

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    Dressing the wound is beneficial because it helps keep the wound from drying out, providing a moist environment conducive for healing. [4] If the abrasion is painful, a topical analgesic (such as lidocaine or benzocaine ) can be applied, but for large abrasions, a systemic analgesic may be necessary. [ 3 ]

  9. Fibrosis - Wikipedia

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    Fibrosis, also known as fibrotic scarring, is a pathological wound healing in which connective tissue replaces normal parenchymal tissue to the extent that it goes unchecked, leading to considerable tissue remodelling and the formation of permanent scar tissue.