- present participle of scar.
scarring
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After completing extra training she now works with non-profit organisation CleftInject, which help adults with scarring from cleft lip surgery find aesthetic practitioners who understand the condition.
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 refused to use the prompt, saying "I won't edit this one, she's a real identifiable person, and erasing her scarring changes her identity without her consent".
From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026
For more serious scarring, dermatologists can recommend more aggressive treatments such as lasers that probe deeper into the skin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
After doing so, they observed reductions in fat accumulation, inflammation and scarring.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
She moved toward the causeway, her feet scarring the snow for the first time.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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