ON Republic Day, Dr Khamedaye Basdeo Maharaj was among 18 citizens who were honoured with the Hummingbird Medal Gold. It was a miracle that she was there to receive it. A couple of weeks earlier ...

For more information on laser treatment for scars, go to 10 things to know before having laser treatment for your scar. Corticosteroid injections: Widely used to treat raised scars and keloids, ...

Unlike common scars, they are constantly enlarged and cause pain. Symptoms can be alleviated by conservative treatment such as injection treatment, but surgical treatment is required if the lesion ...

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Infections, surgery, injuries, or inflammation of the tissue can cause a scar to develop at any location in the body. 1 In severe cases, hypertrophic scarring and keloids can occur after an injury ...

What it looks like: This scar rises above the surface of the skin. Unlike other raised scars, keloids grow much larger than the wound that caused the scar. A keloid may appear months or even a year ...

But if you’ve grown tired of staring at your scars and want to do something about them, we have a suggestion worth considering. That suggestion is silicone scar sheets, and studies have shown they can ...

Those with a history of previous lumbar spine surgery or those who had received epidural steroid injections within the last 6 months were excluded. Patients were randomized to injections with ...