A new study shows that a 20-year-old drug prevents scarring in mice. If it works on humans, it could change the lives of those with disfiguring wounds. By Gina Kolata Cleft palates that close without ...

Scar revision is a treatment that improves the appearance of a scar. Scars are part of how your body heals. Sometimes scars don’t heal the way you want them to. A scar might be large, raised, painful, ...

What do breast lifts, breast reductions, breast augmentations and breast reconstructions all have in common? You can't avoid having a scar somewhere. Even with techniques that hide incision points ...

SAN ANTONIO – A new type of breast cancer surgery being performed at two San Antonio hospitals leaves patients with no visible scars. Dr. Morton Kahlenberg, a surgical oncologist with Baptist Health ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with facial skin cancers appeared to have unrealistic expectations regarding scarring after Mohs ...

Scars from facial surgery look worse to skin cancer patients themselves than to others, so it's important for surgeons to prepare patients beforehand, researchers say. Doctors can help by outlining ...

After my second baby, my mom told me my stretch marks were the worst she had ever seen, so I decided to finally do something ...

Today's cataract surgery is often described as a marvel of modern medicine, a one-hour outpatient procedure that has spared millions from blindness, especially in developed countries. But nothing is ...

Mississippi awarded more than $104 million in federal rural health grants across 167 projects. Where the money goes and why rural access matters. Rural Virginia Paramedics Make Home Visits to Cut ...