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 successive injury. Scientists explain that this shift from adaptable skin to stiff scar tissue may have broader implications for wound healing and chronic skin conditions. Understanding the mechanism could offer insights into preventing or mitigating severe scarring in vulnerable patients.
“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 ...
