Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Scar tissue, also known as fibrosis, is the scourge of medical ...

Many patients seek out their local Emergency Department across the country on a daily basis for management of open wounds that usually include primary closure with either sutures or staples. Open ...

Lionel Messi will not suit up for Inter Miami's match against Orlando City on Sunday, coach Gerardo Martino confirmed Friday, per ESPN. The former FC Barcelona star is reportedly dealing with a scar ...

After undergoing a partial mastectomy, scar tissue caused pain and stiffness. Then, I found a simple exercise that helped immensely. As a 20-year breast cancer survivor, I have always had scar tissue ...

While we've heard about a number of drug-dispensing medical implants, most of them have the same drawback – they end up getting covered in scar tissue. An experimental new one avoids that problem by ...

Tweaking a pattern of wound healing established millions of years ago may enable scar-free injury repair after surgery or ...

Researchers have found that hair follicle transplants can promote scar rejuvenation by altering their architecture and genetic makeup. In a new study involving three volunteers, skin scars began to ...

When someone suffers a heart attack, their heart is left permanently scarred and thus less capable of pumping blood. According to a new study, however, a protein injection could help undo such damage.

Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) used to be a rare pregnancy condition, but it now affects roughly 14,000 pregnancies annually, posing a major cause of maternal death. Yet why it happens is still not ...