Avoiding Scars:
Scars: Definition Plastic surgery is all about modifying the shape. As a matter of fact, the word “plastic” comes from the Greek “plastikos,” which means form. In order to modify the shape of the face or body, we often have to make incisions into the skin to either remove excess skin or access layers beneath it. When we suture the skin back together, the healing process begins. First, the two sides are joined by a glue-like material that the body forms, called a fibrin clot. We then have a period of inflammation and proliferation that allows microscopic blood vessels [...]