How to Treat Scars at Home – and Hopefully Make Them Disappear

How to Treat Scars at Home – and Hopefully Make Them Disappear
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Maybe you’ve had a skin cancer removed from your face or body. Perhaps you had an injury or accident and needed stitches. However you came by a cut on your skin, you probably want to make it appear as small as possible as quickly as possible and avoid a longer-lasting scar.

In order to minimise scar formation we need to address wound healing, which is a complex process.

Michael Freeman
Michael Freeman
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Associate Professor of Dermatology, Bond University
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