Scientists Have Figured Out How to Make Wounds Heal Without Scars

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BEC CREW
20 JAN 2018

Whether it's from a surgical procedure, clumsy shaving, or that traumatic biking incident that happened when you were five, just about everyone has a scar they wish would just fade away.

And while there's not a whole lot that can be done for scars that are already there, in 2017 researchers figured out how to make fresh wounds heal as normal, regenerated skin, instead of the usual scar tissue - something that was previously thought to be impossible in mammals.

"Essentially, we can manipulate wound healing so that it leads to skin regeneration rather than scarring," said one of the team, George Cotsarelis, chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania last year.

"The secret is to regenerate hair follicles first. After that, the fat will regenerate in response to the signals from those follicles."

If you've ever wondered why scar tissue looks so different from regular skin, it's because scar tissue doesn't contain any fat cells or hair follicles.
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Just proof-of-concept so far, not actual clinical trials.

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1. Scars are cool, remember the crew on the Orka in Jaws bragging about their scars. nt