scar tissue
noun
: the connective tissue forming a scar and composed chiefly of fibroblasts in recent scars and largely of dense collagenous fibers in old scars
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Punch graft and excision: A surgery that involves cutting away the scar tissue (excision); sometimes, skin from behind the ear is harvested to replace the scar tissue (punch graft).
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Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 23 Jan. 2025
He was hospitalized twice in 2023, once due to a respiratory infection and the other time to undergo surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall and remove scar tissue.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The resulting lesions, or scar tissue, disrupt communication between nerves and the brain.
—Cynthia Sanz, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
One exception is a complication called capsular contracture, which occurs when tough scar tissue forms around a breast implant; these cases are slower to develop, and are covered for 18 months following breast augmentation surgery.
—Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
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Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 23 Jan. 2025
He was hospitalized twice in 2023, once due to a respiratory infection and the other time to undergo surgery to repair a hernia in his abdominal wall and remove scar tissue.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
The resulting lesions, or scar tissue, disrupt communication between nerves and the brain.
—Cynthia Sanz, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
One exception is a complication called capsular contracture, which occurs when tough scar tissue forms around a breast implant; these cases are slower to develop, and are covered for 18 months following breast augmentation surgery.
—Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Scar tissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scar%20tissue. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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