New research highlights how repeated trauma to delicate skin areas can lead to long-term scarring, replacing natural tissue with rigid collagen. The process, known as fibrosis, increases the risk of permanent damage with each injury, potentially compromising skin function. Scientists explain how this cumulative effect transforms flexible dermal tissue into stiff scar tissue over time. Understanding the mechanism could offer insights into preventing or treating 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 ...
