Scars are unsightly and often sensitive skin lesions that arise when wound healing is disrupted. A disturbance can be caused by, for example, an infection, a general poor condition or poor blood circulation in the area. The skin can also produce too much collagen tissue, which then creates a thickened scar. A scar can also be retracted or adhered to the underlying tissues.

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If a wound (you) heals normally, a 'normal' scar may remain in the form of a narrow stripe. Over time, the stripe can become white in color or darker due to a stronger pigment formation in that spot.

 

We distinguish different types of scars. Acne gives different scars than, for example, an operation. Sometimes scars are sunken into the skin, other scars are red, itchy or painful. A scar can also grow beyond the wound edges, this is more common in young people and people with a dark skin type. They arise during the healing of surgical wounds, burns, vaccinations, tattoos, piercings or acne. It is very annoying when a  scar gives restrictions in movement.