Acne scars affect millions of adults, leaving both physical and emotional marks that can last years after breakouts have cleared. While complete elimination of deep scars remains challenging, ...

Whether after an injury or surgery, many of us carry scars. Over time, they can fade if we treat them right. Two medics spell out what to do.

Reducing a skin graft’s responsiveness to its physical environment could help improve healing and reduce scarring from large injuries like burns or blast wounds, according to our recent study ...

Imagine you’re young, happy, in love, and starting your life. You notice a small mole on your face, nothing much, but decide you want it gone. After visiting a plastic surgeon, he tells you it's ...

Kellen Chen receives funding from the Plastic Surgery Foundation Translational Grant Award and C-DOCTOR (supported by the National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research and National Institutes ...

A cream currently used to treat skin cancers and warts could hold the answer to stopping scar formation after injuries or surgery, suggests early-stage research from the University of Pennsylvania.

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 ...

Q: Why do my friend’s scars look so much worse than mine do? A: The skin is the largest organ of the human body. It provides: tactile, temperate, pain and vibratory sensation regulation of body ...

"I'm really proud that I've been this diligent with it," said the mom-of-two, who has been advocating for skin cancer awareness after having another melanoma scare Khloé Kardashian is trying to be ...