Consider stigma due to scars
Skin scars after trauma and operations affect over 100 million people
in the developed world alone. In a clinical review, Bayat and
colleagues (p 88) discuss the wide range of scar types, sites,
symptoms, and severity. Abnormal scars can be disfiguring and
disabling, so appropriate medical treatment also includes consideration
of the stigma or distress experienced by the patient. Recent advances
in biological bases of scar healing have opened up new
possibilities for preventing scarring.
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