If you’ve ever had a stubborn knot of tissue after an injury or surgery that just won’t loosen up — or noticed your skin isn’t as firm as it used to be — you’ve met the same cell doing two very different jobs. Understanding that connection is the key to understanding which treatments actually make […]
Why Does Skin Change as We Age? If you’ve noticed your skin becoming thinner, looser, or developing a tissue-paper-like crepey texture, you’re not imagining things — and it’s not simply inevitable. These changes have specific biological causes, and understanding them is the first step toward doing something meaningful about them. Healthy young skin is supported […]
Ellen’s recent surgery has got me thinking about scars. Any type of tissue damage like this is going to stimulate the formation of scar tissue, so I want to figure out how to minimize the unnecessary scar formation while still allowing for a strong closure of the involved tissues. Scars are a compromise between the […]