A scar is a permanent patch of skin that grows over a wound. It forms when your body heals itself after a cut, scrape, burn or sore. You can also get scars from surgery, infections like chickenpox, or skin conditions like acne. Scars are often thicker, as well as pinker, redder or shinier than the rest of your skin.
How your scar looks depends on:
Scars usually fade over time but never go away completely. If the way a scar looks bothers you, various treatments might minimize it. These include surgical revision, dermabrasion, laser treatments, injections, chemical peels and creams.
There are myriad skin care products and devices on the market that promise flawless skin. With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping people at home, you may be tempted to try a few. Before you place that online order, it would be helpful to know which trends can deliver on the hype.
Freckles transcend race and culture—even age, mostly. But do they represent something concerning about our skin?
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