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What Causes White Scar After The Healing Of A Wound?
What causes outer skin wine stain marks ,I notice when I work in the garden etc & get cut or a scratch from a branch the wound takes time to heal & during the healing time I get these wine stain marks on the outer skin.I,m not on any meds & only take natural vitamins
Tue, 3 Oct 2017
hiii.when wound heals ,collagen (a type of protein) accumulate in the area and it contracts.it causes the scar formation in the area.there is an ointment called mederma which helps in decrease in scar size.
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