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Is Scar Tissue Drier Than Normal Skin?
Just wondering if scar tissue is generally drier than normal skin. I'm told that the renewed skin resulting from resurfacing procedures is actually scar tissue. If scar tissue is generally drier than normal skin does that mean the resulting skin of resurfacing will always be drier than normal skin resulting in premature aging?
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testingthewaters
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Scar Tissue versus Normal Tissue in Resurfacing
This is a very good question and requires a definition of scar tissue and the regenerative effects of skin resurfacing. A scar is the body's response to an incision or laceration in which a collagen matrix is laid down to close or fill in the gap created by the injury. "Scar Tissue" is histologically different from normal skin because it will generally not have sweat glands, hair follicles, sebaceous glands etc (adnexal structures). Therefore, a thin scar...
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