ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) – Women with scars can experience a range of emotions including both physical and emotional pain or discomfort. Scar revision surgery or other treatments can make a big difference.

Scar revision is a broad term that’s used to describe techniques that minimize or improve the appearance of scars. Simply put, scars are growths of fibrous tissue that form as part of your body’s ...

Surgery can improve the appearance of acne scars, but doctors often use a complementary treatment afterward for optimal results. Combining surgery and postsurgery injections is one of the most ...

Massaging your scars and applying topicals to keep the skin hydrated — when your surgeon gives you the OK to do so — are key to healing after top surgery. Your surgeon may advise you to use one or ...

Silicone scar tape—also called silicone gel sheets, patches, or strips—is an adhesive that helps treat redness and swelling after a wound closes up. Many plastic surgeons recommend them to prevent ...

Top surgery will cause some scarring, which varies depending on the type of surgery people have. Maintaining good health before and after surgery and proper wound care postsurgery may help to minimize ...

Whether it be from an injury, a medical condition, or some sort of surgical procedure, developing a scar or two over the course of our lives is more or less inevitable. But while most scars tend to ...

Reconstructive surgery is an important treatment that improves both how your face looks and works after a traumatic accident or illness. Patients may need reconstructive surgery for a variety of ...

Ezra Michel got top surgery in 2017 and had to petition Medi-Cal five times to get a revision covered. ‘I felt like I could breathe for the first time.’Photograph: Ricardo Nagaoka/The Guardian For ...