Scar tissue forms when a wound heals but is different from skin tissue. For example, it is less elastic, leading to tightness, limited movement, and pain. Exercise, moisturizing, and other home and ...

A scar tells the world of injuries past – but why does scar tissue look and feel so different? BBC Future investigates. When I was 10 or 11 years old, I hurt my knee at summer camp when I fell running ...

As a wound heals, tissue begins to grow over the wound, protecting it and replacing the damaged skin. As this fibrous tissue settles in, you develop a scar. Essentially, scars are nature’s way of ...

New UCLA research conducted in mice could explain why some people suffer more extensive scarring than others after a heart attack. The study, published in the journal Cell, reveals that a protein ...