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BookmarkA scar results from the biologic process of wound repair in the skin and other tissues of the body.
Thus, scarring is a natural part of the healing process.
With the exception of very minor lesions, every wound (e.g.
after accident, disease, or surgery) results in some degree of scarring..
For more information about the topic Scar, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
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