The face scars less than the body – a new study unravels why

https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2026/01/facial-body-scarring-research-wound-healing

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cymor@midwest.social · 21 pts · 210d

"A new study reveals that facial wounds scar less due to distinct fibroblast cell behaviors originating from neural crest cells."

altphoto@lemmy.today · 18 pts · 210d (1 reply)

....two hundred people were specifically beat up in the face while another 200 who happened to be their twins were beat up in the body only. A group of 200 were not beat up at all as control.....

Noodle07@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 210d

I volunteer as tribute control

Dolphinfreetuna@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 210d

Tell this to my face!

No, like please tell my face it's wrong.