: the formation or appearance of a scar or of multiple scars on the skin or other bodily tissue after a wound has healed
an injury that resulted in a lot of scarring on his leg
facial/corneal scarring
Overly aggressive facials—especially on people with very sensitive skin or acne—can result in scarring, worsened breakouts and broken capillaries,—
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Liz BrodyThe redness, scarring, and hyperpigmentation of deep inflammatory acne lesions frequently lessen in two or three years.—Elizabeth A. Abel et al.
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Children infected with hepatitis B nearly always develop long-term infections that can damage the liver, increasing the risk of liver scarring and cancer or the need for a transplant.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
This infection can cause liver scarring, liver failure, liver cancer and even death.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
My skin has been through rounds of intense laser treatments to smooth acne scarring and has become much more sensitive.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
Radiation on her right breast caused thick scarring.
—Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
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Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
This infection can cause liver scarring, liver failure, liver cancer and even death.
—Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
My skin has been through rounds of intense laser treatments to smooth acne scarring and has become much more sensitive.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
Radiation on her right breast caused thick scarring.
—Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Scarring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scarring. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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