Tissues: News and Research on Cicatrix

MeSH tree: A10.165.450.300

Experimental drug may reduce lymphedema swelling and scarring

Matthew Holbreich was a senior in college when the swelling started. He originally thought he had injured his left leg playing squash, but the intensity of the swelling scared him. After seeing a few doctors in Boston, where ...

Injectable microgels for targeted keloid radiotherapy

Keloids are abnormal fibroproliferative scars that form when overactive fibroblasts produce excessive collagen after skin injury. Unlike ordinary scars, they can extend beyond the original wound and cause itching, pain and ...

Preclinical study unlocks a mystery of rapid mouth healing

Bite the inside of your cheek, and the wound may vanish without a trace in a couple of days. A preclinical study co-led by Cedars-Sinai, Stanford Medicine and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), has discovered ...

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