Why does the face scar less than the rest of the body? New research uncovers the cellular pathway behind this difference.

Researchers at Stanford believe they may be on the trail of a drug that could allow the skin to heal without scars. For millions of Americans, scars are a fact of life. But for more than three decades ...

Most people think of wound care as a simple routine: clean the cut, apply something to it, and wait for it to heal. This approach works for very minor injuries, but it often falls short for anything ...

Tweaking a pattern of wound healing established millions of years ago may enable scar-free injury repair after surgery or trauma, Stanford Medicine researchers have found. If results from their study, ...

A group of researchers has been conducting work in an attempt to figure out why we form scar tissue after healing from surgery or an injury. Many people don't like the appearance of scars, and scar ...

Scarless Laboratories Inc., an early stage biotechnology company based at UCLA, has received federal clearance to conduct two clinical studies of its patented compound to heal scar tissue. The 14-year ...

When surgery is performed on infants in utero, it's not uncommon for them to be born without any scars. This comes thanks to a special quality of their skin which scientists now believe could be ...

– Data presented at 2023 Annual Meeting of the Wound Healing Society showed statistically significant results characterizing the in vivo bioactivity of Ceapro’s oat-derived bioactive products on wound ...

Scars are a badge of honor to many, but they are really just a consequence of the body’s repair response. The body, doing its best to close wounds quickly, leaves a scar of connective tissue rather ...

Scars. Like memories, we all have them. When you look at a scar you might see a tumble, a fight, an operation, a reminder of that time you succumbed to youthful stupidity, survived a traumatic ...

Cell regeneration happens at night: a naturopath offers failsafe dinner recipes rich in antioxidants and nutrients to help skin, tissue, and the rest of your body heal faster.