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 with each injury, potentially compromising both function and appearance. Scientists explain how the body’s healing response shifts from temporary repair to permanent scarring under repeated stress. Understanding this mechanism could reshape treatments for chronic wounds or conditions involving repeated skin damage.
“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 ...
