SCARS

A scar forms when a wound heals. A wound heals in three stages.
 
1. The inflammatory phase lasts one to four days.
The body cleanses the wound and the healing process begins.
 

2. The regeneration phase lasts from the fourth to the twenty-first day.
'Regeneration' means: recreating tissue.
 

3. The ripening phase begins on the twenty-first day and can last a year (or more).
The skin 'matures': a balance is created between the production and breakdown of tissue. The scar becomes less red, more superficial and smoother.

 

Hard, thickened or 'pulling' scars occur when wound healing is disturbed. Causes are, for example, an infection, a poor general condition or poor blood circulation. Wounds are more difficult to heal in some areas of the body, such as on the knee, back and elbow.