Scars are an unfortunate byproduct of many major medical operations. Obviously most people ignore the risk of scars in order to survive but the lasting impression is forever a reminder of what once happened. Fortunately now it looks like that may be a thing of the past thanks to a research paper published this week. The report shows that when treated in certain ways mice were able to heal very quickly and without any scars.
Obviously the idea is that this principal will someday be applied to humans, but doctors say there is actually more to it than that. Not only will this prevent scars, it could also be used to actually lead to better skin regrown and skin treatment in humans. The skin has always been difficult to treat and understand for most medical researchers so this is an absolutely amazing breakthrough. If the information gathered from studying how rats heal can be applied to humans there might soon be a way to completely regrown damaged skin.
The current treatment for major skin damage is to graft it from somewhere else and hope it grows the way it is supposed to. This often leaves unsightly results and is incredibly painful. Doctors are hopeful that this new research will finally bring a better method to the table and as a result multiple follow up studies are being planned right now.