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2. Keloid - Wikipedia

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   A keloid scar is benign and not contagious, but sometimes accompanied by severe itchiness, pain, [2] and changes in texture. In severe cases, it can affect movement of skin. In the United States, keloid scars are seen 15 times more frequently in people of sub-Saharan African descent than in people of European descent. [3]

3. 9 Ways to Get Rid of Keloids, According to Experts - AOL

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   A keloid is an abnormal proliferation of scar tissue where the scar tissue extends beyond the original margins of the scar, according to Mamina Turegano, M.D., triple board-certified dermatologist ...

4. Scar - Wikipedia

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   A scar (or scar tissue) is an area of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury. Scars result from the biological process of wound repair in the skin, as well as in other organs , and tissues of the body.

5. How to reduce the appearance of scars, according to experts - AOL

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   After the initial wound has healed, you can massage ointments like Vaseline onto the injury to help soften any scar tissue, according to Garshick. ... keloid scars grow beyond the borders of the ...

6. 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.

7. Here’s Why Keloid Scars Form—and What You Can Do ... - AOL

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8. Silicone gel sheeting - Wikipedia

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   Hypertrophic scar. Silicone gel sheeting is the gold-standard and non-invasive treatment for hypertrophic and keloid scars. During skin injury repair, dermal cells proliferate and migrate from the skin tissue to the wound, producing collagen and causing contraction of the placement dermis. [5]

9. List of skin conditions - Wikipedia

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   The subcutaneous tissue is a layer of fat between the dermis and underlying fascia. [14] This tissue may be further divided into two components, the actual fatty layer, or panniculus adiposus, and a deeper vestigial layer of muscle, the panniculus carnosus. [3] The main cellular component of this tissue is the adipocyte, or fat cell. [14]