I was only 18 months old when I entered foster care, too young to remember the neglect and abuse that left me with my scars. Their exact cause was a mystery — perhaps cuts, ...

A pathologist who carried out the post-mortem of an 18-month-old boy killed by his step-father found scars and bruises all over his body 'while his mother did nothing', a court heard today.

My keloid scars weren't always this big and painful. When I was 17, I decided to get four ear piercings in the space of a few months. What I wouldn't give to warn the wide-eyed, rebellious teen ...

Hypertrophic scar. These scars happen from excess collagen at the wound site, like keloid scars, Dr. Rodney says. They can thicken for months. 12 How we chose the best scar creams.

My scar shattered my confidence. Growing up, I loved going to my family's men-only barbecues. As an effeminate boy who often failed to connect with his hot-tempered construction-worker dad, I saw ...