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hypertrophic scarring

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hypertrophic scarring,
excessive overgrowth of dense collagen tissue, often red, pink, or purple in appearance, at the site of a healed skin defect. It resembles a keloid but is usually temporary, most often regresses without treatment, and remains confined to the site of injury. Also called hypertrophic cicatrization.


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Finally, the creams help rebuild the damaged stratum corneum (the outermost layer of the epidermis), which is most affected by hypertrophic scarring.
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3) The lack of pressure causes the tissue to rapidly generate in irregular patterns, resulting in hypertrophic scarring.
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