A hypertrophic scar is a wound that heals to greater than normal size as a result of a aggressive lay down of collagen, contained in larger than normal skin cells, producing a raised, smooth, hyper-pigmented result. The site maintains a higher than normal level of sensitivity and the tissue is more fibrous in structure. BIOSKINCARE™ has shown to flatten, soften, smooth and dramatically improve the discoloration noted with these types of aggressive scars.

If you have visited your doctor about your scar, he/she may have used the terms "hypertrophic" (enlarged) or "keloid" (tender dense and/or red) to describe or clinically classify your scar condition. Both hypertrophic and keloid scars are thick, raised and generally discolored. See similar questions...

It depends greatly on the age of the person, the gender, where the scar is, how the scar got there, how long it's been there and whether anybody has tried to reduce it previously. All those factors will influence the usual treatments which will involve laser reduction. See similar questions...

Surgical scars will vary in length, but most surgeons attempt to keep the incision as short as possible. It may be along the side of your hip, toward the back of your hip, or toward the front of your hip See similar questions...

The most common heart disease in cats, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a heart muscle disease in which the walls of the heart, specifically the left ventricle, become abnormally thickened. As the disease progresses, it alters the structure of the heart and impairs its function. It is a potentially serious disease that is found in cats of all ages. A cat that seems healthy can suddenly become very ill or even die. See similar questions...

Call the doctor if your suture line becomes red, swollen, warm to touch, or if there is drainage from the wound. See similar questions...

When he was in college and living in Astoria-Queens in New York City. While walking home late one night after a bartending job a guy came up to him. As James says, "he just 'pasted' me with some brass knuckles saying 'gimme your money." James mouthed off to him, and then proceeded to get "the heck beat out of me." James has said that Todd McIntosh, the makeup artist for Buffy, liked the scar and definitely accentuated it for the role of Spike. back See similar questions...

Fans noticed a scar on his right jaw after it was pointed out in the Due South episode "Letting Go." In that episode, it was explained as resulting from a glass cut, and many fans interpreted that it came from the episode "The Deal," in which Fraser runs through a plate glass door. In reality, the scar was there long before Due South was ever filmed, so its precise origin remains a mystery. See similar questions...