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I got a scar marks on my forearm through a bike accidents & slowly slowly while healing the wounds started to get a thick layer of extra tissue...
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If scar is growing beyond margins of injury it should be dealt properly with injections into the scar, cryo or surgery along with ointments. Scar is within injured margins usually settles by its own over a period of a year. To increase healing medication can be given
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