New research highlights how repeated trauma to delicate skin areas can lead to long-term scarring, replacing natural, flexible tissue with rigid collagen. The process, known as fibrosis, increases the risk of permanent dermal damage with each injury. Scientists explain how this shift from adaptable skin to stiff scar tissue may have broader implications for healing and tissue function. Understanding the mechanism could offer insights into preventing or mitigating chronic scarring in vulnerable areas.
“And repeatedly traumatizing the same confined area of thin skin increases the cumulative risk of traumatic dermal scarring (fibrosis), replacing flexible dermal tissue with stiff scar collagen that ...
