Why older skin heals with less scarring
- Written by Thomas Leung, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania
Large scar after surgery on the abdomen young woman.OneSideProFoto/SHutterstock.comWhen it comes to your skin, getting older isn’t all bad news. Older people heal skin wounds with thinner scars.
As a practicing dermatologist, my physician colleagues and I make this somewhat counterintuitive observation routinely. But how this occurs is not...
