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Please, let´s keep the terminology clear: scars do occur in virtually every type of tissue; matters that relate to scars of the skin should be discussed under an appropriate header, not under "what is a scar". 141.83.15.153 08:53 30 Jun 2003 (UTC)

I removed the following bit, it looked like vandalism to me:

Aloe plant reduces the scar's apperance. An Aloe plant is in the cactus family. If you cut a piece of plant off and sweeze the liquid out if it and apply it to the scared area two times a day for about two weeks you will see tresults; good ones! I would certainly trust any information that I found on the webcite. Everything I read about treatment of scars were true. So I'll not only take their advise but I'll run with it.

--Kasperl 10:54, 18 Sep 2004 (UTC)

There are other uses for the word scar, such as the songs named in the article page, as well as the villains from The Lion King and Fullmetal Alchemist. Please make a disambiguation page. --Geopgeop 09:53, 9 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

This article is right now condradicting itself It says " An injury does not become a scar until the wound has completely healed." and "Note that the redness that often follows an injury to the skin is not a scar, and is in the far majority of cases not permanent." But there is a photo showing a wound that is not totally healed and is the redness of right after an injury and it says it is a scar. Which one is the accurate one? And also this article could use a photo of a scar that is a normal scar not one that's from overproducing collagen. Lyo 03:29, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

also right now parts of this article are looking suspiciously similar to a webmb.com article http://www.webmd.com/content/article/117/112615.htm It basically almost all needs to be re-written Lyo 03:36, 11 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

entire "scars of the skin" section blatantly plagiarized from webmd. Kwalka 07:21, 15 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure if "highly experimental" is the right term for laser treatments as they have been in use for over a decade and have in recent times shown to have remarkable results for certain scars, most notably those resulting from Acne.

Comments? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.184.51.24 (talk • contribs)

I'd suggest choosing a new photo to illustrate this article. Using the image of a notoriously villainous Nazi to illustrate the phenomenon of facial scarring is distracting and perpetuates negative stereotypes about people with facial scars. -Steve —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 154.20.5.12 (talk) 11:57, 9 December 2006 (UTC).[reply]

yeah and a new picture or cropping the current picture to remove the genitalia would be nice toTjb891 21:46, 25 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

My friend has a really sweet scar I'll try to get a picture of. It goes through the nipple!!! --ISeeDeadPixels 19:45, 14 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've added a picture of a very conventional scar, as modeled by my arm. This is the sort of place where we should display the common or conventional forms of scarring rather than the unusual 'through the nipple' variety. ;) - --Icecold.trashcan 03:06, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Another request for new photo: Is the road rash scar picture very appropriate? It seems a bit gory. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.19.34.19 (talk) 05:06, 22 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Could someone please explain what's inappropriate about the following? Is this a reference to the missing hyphens?

"Transforming Growth Factors (TGF) play a critical role in scar development and current research is investigating the manipulation of these TGFs for drug development to prevent scarring from the emergency (and rather inappropriate) adult wound healing process."

Thanks!

Signatorius 12:59, 7 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It may be appropriate to spin 'Scar Treatment' off into it's own article.

There is some conflict as to the efficacy of onion extract. The AAD seems to think that onion extract does nothing, but a Turkish group found otherwise

It would be really handy if someone summarized Topical treatments for hypertrophic scars. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.183.255.245 (talk) 22:50, 16 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This article was most certainly not written by a dermatologist, unless he was ten years behind development. Please delete the following misleading information:

"No scar can ever be completely removed." False. A single treatment tends not to remove scars completely, but treatments can be repeated multiple times to remove smaller scars. This is true especially about carbondioxide lasers.

"treatments will always leave a trace" Most treatments leave no trace at all, unless "trace" means temporary effects such as redness.

"The use of lasers on scars is an experimental treatment, the safety or effectiveness of which has not yet been proven." How can you call it "experimental treatment", if virtually EVERY dermatologist recommends it? Virtually EVERY dermatologist guarantees its safety, and the same degree of effectiveness can be achieved as with any archaic treatment. At least this is the case where I live, in Scandinavia. 84.250.123.208 (talk) 13:22, 10 April 2008 (UTC)weuselaserinthe21stcentury[reply]

It's a little misleading; the images do not run chronologically from left to right, but from right to left. At least I think so. Unless the scarring is much, much worse than the original injury! Petitphoque (talk) 19:06, 1 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]