How to Use scar tissue in a Sentence
scar tissue
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This then reduced the amount of scar tissue found at the site of the injury.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 15 Nov. 2021
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That setback, though, turned out to be scar tissue from the surgery.
—Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2018
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That’s the world Painter is going to live in for the next eight months, and the scar tissue is very real.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2023
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But there is a lot of painful and itchy scar tissue with healing from that.
—Jim Riccioli, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2021
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The resulting damage and stress to the skin can cause scar tissue to form.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 22 June 2025
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There are some bumps and bruises in there, some scar tissue.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 18 Nov. 2024
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There was a good bit of scar tissue that had formed from the burst that also had to be removed.
—Jacqueline Andriakos, SELF, 16 Oct. 2018
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They were found to have a severe scar tissue on the liver, the news station.
—Crystal Hill, miamiherald, 19 Mar. 2018
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Each time, bands of scar tissue would return within six months to a year, and the pain would too.
—Gideon Gil, STAT, 16 Sep. 2021
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The cells may attach to scar tissue or other areas of the body.
—Rena Goldman, Health, 31 Jan. 2025
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The raw skin will spur the cells to regenerate and form scar tissue.
—Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
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Now, to get to the specifics: There are edges that act as muscle scrapers to work through tight scar tissue.
—Sara Coughlin, SELF, 6 Jan. 2023
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The injury is healed, but scar tissue still needs to be broken down.
—Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2021
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Now the scar tissue is deep, the guardrails are gone and the sense of righteous mandate is palpable.
—Peter Baker, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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The scar tissue formed after a cyst was removed many years ago.
—Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 4 Aug. 2021
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But just trying to keep it [healthy] and breakthrough that scar tissue that’s still there.
—BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2021
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It can be slowed, but nothing can remove the scar tissue.
—The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 11 Mar. 2018
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As children grow, their scar tissue doesn’t grow with them.
—Jenna Russell, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2019
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White scar tissue, the size of a pencil eraser, is all that remains.
—Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Dec. 2022
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The rate at which the waves bounce back can help detect fibrosis or scar tissue.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 15 Mar. 2025
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There were no signs of scar tissue or degradation of the device.
—New Atlas, 12 Sep. 2024
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This type of surgery can also target cysts and scar tissue.
—Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, 25 Sep. 2019
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The process recruits fibroblasts, the cells that lay down scar tissue.
—Alison Escalante, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Shining a light through the pupil creates scar tissue that the retina can reattach to.
—Amit Katwala, WIRED, 22 Aug. 2023
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Both Vaseline and Aquaphor will protect the skin and keep the scar tissue hydrated.
—Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 12 May 2022
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Some women need surgery to remove the scar tissue and address the pain, Dr. Shepherd says.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 18 Sep. 2019
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Van Ness Obviously the scar tissue from all of that is still very present.
—refinery29.com, 15 June 2018
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King said that dry brushing won’t get rid of cellulite or scar tissue.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2023
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There was a slight scar on the buck’s hide, but two solid handfuls of scar tissue around the wound underneath.
—Will Brantley, Field & Stream, 10 Dec. 2020
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The damage to his lungs, however, was extensive, leaving scar tissue that Irvin says keeps him from fully recovering.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 6 May 2025
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