scarring

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With FAPD, the goal of treatment is decreasing the inflammation that causes irreversible scarring and, if possible, stimulating hair growth in follicles that haven’t been completely damaged.

From Slate • May 23, 2026

Scientists have previously analysed the lough bed and found deep scarring.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Georgieva said the IMF was poised to lower that growth forecast and sees higher short-term inflation due to infrastructure damage, supply disruptions, losses of confidence, and other scarring effects from the war in Iran.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

“Why? Because of infrastructure damage, supply disruptions, losses of confidence, and other scarring effects.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

I inspected Anatole’s special kind of face scarring instead.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver