You can always be judged by your scars. This is the idea that sums up one of the new breakthroughs in basic and biomedical research published today in the journal Science, an achievement of the ...

Acne, one of the most stubborn and difficult skin conditions to treat, is also one of the most common. According to the American Academy of Dermatology, 85 percent of people suffer from breakouts at ...

Faulty DNA repair mechanisms can lead to an accumulation of mutations and rearrangements in critical genes that then give rise to cancer. Now, MSK and the New York Genome Center (NYGC) have employed a ...

If we cut ourselves badly enough, we aren’t capable of recreating or regrowing our skin back to perfection. Most mammals are designed to scar; that is how we heal. While our skin may never look the ...

An atrophic scar is an indented scar that heals below the normal layer of skin tissue. Atrophic scars form when the skin is unable to regenerate tissue. As a result, it leaves behind imbalanced ...

Waiting for a scar to fade can feel like a bit of a waiting game. But if you’re looking to speed up the healing process, silicone scar sheets might be able to help. Silicone scar sheets are ...

A plastic surgeon is helping a domestic violence victim fix her physical scars, free of charge.October is domestic violence awareness month and a Tri-State woman is still recovering from a domestic ...