A complication common to cartilaginous piercings of the ear is known as hypertrophic scarring that ... and can inhibit continued anomalous scar formation (D. Munro, personal communication ...

Scars are divided into many subgroups. Mature (white scars) Hypertrophic or keloidal (inflamed and thickened scars) Dark pigmentation (discoloration is not true scarring and usually slowly resolves ...

Hypertrophic scars and keloids are 2 forms of excessive cutaneous scarring that occur in predisposed individuals. The healing process varies greatly among patients, and the risk of a bad scar ...