“Top Chef” host Padma Lakshmi has a large scar on her right arm, which resulted from a car accident when she was 14. Here’s why she now embraces it.

In one study involving 600 people who had liposuction, 1.3 percent developed keloid scars at the site of their incisions. Some people have a genetic predisposition to developing keloid scars on ...

If you’re from a younger generation, you probably don’t have a smallpox vaccination scar. Typically, only people over 40 years of age might have the dime-sized dent on their upper left arm.

Scar tissue collagen is also thicker and discolored. How to prevent scars First and foremost, clean the wound when the injury happens. Tap water by itself is sufficient to clean the wound.

Scars can be worn proudly, though you may have some you prefer to go unseen. Scroll through our top vetted picks of the best scar creams, read some tips from an expert, and see which one suits ...

Kari, my new personal trainer, had me down on the mat when, in the middle of a tough set of obliques, my T-shirt rode up and revealed “it.” It was a 16-inch-long scar that runs from below my ...

It was a 16-inch-long scar that runs from below my navel to my breastbone. Kari didn’t hesitate to ask, “What’s up with your scar?” Posted 4:00 p.m. Dec 18, 2017 - Updated 3:54 p.m. Dec 18 ...