SCARS
Whenever the skin is cut or injured through its full thickness, healing results in a scar. Some people heal better than others. We cannot predict with certainty which patients are more likely to develop poor scarring, but in general we know that individuals with very dark skin, as well as those at the other end of the spectrum — with freckles and red hair — tend to have a higher risk of developing hypertrophic scars and keloids. Certain areas of the body are also more prone to problematic scarring than others.