When our skin is injured several different cells go into immediate action and an intricate healing process starts.

Scars are a vital part of the natural healing process that occurs after the appearance of a wound to the thick layer of skin (the dermis) or the external layer of skin (the epidermis). This type of damage is dealt with by rejuvenating the tissue, and in these instances, scarring is minor. When we damage the thick layer of tissue beneath the skin, rebuilding is more difficult. Our bodies accumulate collagen fibres (a protein which is naturally synthesized by the body) and this usually results in dermal tissues that are similar to the original but less functional tissues we call scars as they are different than normal skin.

After a wound has regenerated, scars continue to change as new collagen is formed and the blood vessels return to normal. This is the reason why most scars will disappear and improve in look over a period of 2 years after an injury. However, there will always be some noticeable evidence of the damage, for example hair follicles and sweat glands do not grow back, so it seems we can never completely be rid of scars.

Now, it is good to remember that a wound does not become a scar until the skin has healed completely. Skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis and injuries like small burns or sunburns are not scars because the skin is damaged or still being repaired. However, these conditions could lead to small scars if scratched before the external layer of skin is healed.

Many people have some sort of scars and for most of them this does not cause any problem. However, this is not valid for all people.

Biological Scar Creams Benefit The Healing Process

There are several scar healing products, silicone gels and ointments, made of vitamins, herbal extracts, and natural ingredients that are made to optimize the healing of scars, help in scar fading and make scars less evident.

Not all scar products are alike though. Healing of injuries is a complex sequence that entails an intricately and coordinated degree of organization that happens between the many cells, organs and products of the immune system that do the masterful job of keeping our biological, health-full integrity.

Fibrosis is an aberrant skin reaction to a wound and can be defined as the replacement of the normal structural elements of the tissue by distorted, non-functional and excessive agglomeration of scar tissue. This is perhaps the most significant biological marker for fibrosis. Many clinical problems are linked with excessive scar formation. For example, keloids and hypertrophic scars.