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Scar tissue develops after any type of surgery. but how it can cause pain?
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Usually...: ...By scar tissue fusing together layers that should be able to slide against each other. This is called "adhesions, " and the pulling of one layer against another causes discomfort.
Answered 7/8/2018
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