According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, your age, heredity and skin color will affect how your wounds heal, in addition to factors like the size and depth of your injury. While large, thick scars often require surgery, smaller...
When a wound is healing, a scar forms naturally to protect the underlying new skin as it develops. The longer it takes for an open wound to heal, the more risk you have of developing a permanent scar. Scars usually are red and bumpy initially, but...
Age spots--sometimes called liver spots or sun spots--are usually harmless, the result of years spent outdoors without sunscreen protection. Your body produces melanin in response to ultraviolet light. When this happens often enough over a period...
Stretch marks are a form of skin scarring that appears when the skin is stretched beyond its normal limits. In place of healthy skin, collagen-filled scar tissue grows, creating red or purple stretch marks that fade with time. Because stretch...
For some, bouts of acne as teenagers or young adulthood cause unsightly scars that may have devastating effects on self-confidence and self-esteem. If you're looking to reduce the appearance of acne scarring, several treatments and technologies...
When skin cells cluster and form a growth, they often create a mole. According to the National Institutes of Health, most people have from 10 to 40 moles on their bodies. Moles continue to form, usually until about age 40, and take on a variety of...
Acne affects as many as 45 million people in the United States, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center. This skin condition produces lesions commonly called pimples or blemishes. The physical effects of acne can be emotionally...
With each passing year, your body experiences a steady decline in the production of collagen--connective fibers that provide firmness to the skin. The decrease in collagen causes the skin to lose elastin. The loss of collagen and elastin takes a...
When pores become blocked with dead skin cells, oil and bacteria, they can form blackheads. Blackheads get their name from the color that often appears in the small, round hair follicle when dirt attaches to the oil. According to the Mayo Clinic,...