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What are the different types of scars you can get?
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Too many : There are lots of different types of scars: keloids are an overgrowth of a scar, hypertrophic scars are "proud" or elevated scars, depressed scars, acne scars, wide scars, darkened scars to name just a few.
Answered 4/13/2015
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