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Can you explain if it's possible for scars to come back?
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Scars are forever: Generally scars are present forever. Scars can improve or in some instances the reverese is true and people may develop hypertrophic or keloid type scars.
Answered 5/9/2014
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Scars never go away: They may become less or more noticeable.
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