scarring

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Scarring occurs from the secretion and accumulation of various components -- primarily proteins known as collagens -- into the space between individual cells, usually occurring as a response to injury or damage.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024

Scarring correlates with the severity of acne: the worse your original acne are, the more likely you are to develop acne scars.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2022

"Scarring to my leg and hand acts as a constant reminder of what happened. "I continue to suffer from dizziness, headaches, nausea, nightmares and flashbacks.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2016

Scarring of skin after wound healing is a natural process and does not need to be treated further.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

"It's gone. Just gone. Something must have happened from the typhus. Scarring, infection, I don't know. But my voice isn't coming back."

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper