scar tissue
noun
: the connective tissue forming a scar and composed chiefly of fibroblasts in recent scars and largely of dense collagenous fibers in old scars
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Today, Asa has had 28 procedures and another surgery to remove the scar tissue.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
While the healing process can be beneficial in securing the implant in place, the scar tissue can also harden and contract around the insert, causing difficulties in regards to aesthetics — as well as pain — per the site.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 12 May 2025
Excessive scar tissue in patients can also cause surgical complications.
—Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
In 2023, he was admitted for nine days for surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair an abdominal hernia.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
While the healing process can be beneficial in securing the implant in place, the scar tissue can also harden and contract around the insert, causing difficulties in regards to aesthetics — as well as pain — per the site.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 12 May 2025
Excessive scar tissue in patients can also cause surgical complications.
—Uma Raja, Sun Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
In 2023, he was admitted for nine days for surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair an abdominal hernia.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Scar tissue.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scar%20tissue. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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