0 Question: why is scar tissue a different colour to normal skin? Keywords: body Asked by funkygirl15 to Andrew, Katie, Sadaf on 27 Jun 2013.
Andrew Swale answered on 27 Jun 2013:
New scars are red or purple in color as a result of damaged blood vessels and inflammation. These are hyperpigmented scars
Older scars are white in color. As a result of the initial inflammation and damage to blood vessels and cells loss of pigment-producing cells occurs.
Because of the loss of skin pigment the scar becomes hypopigmented (pale).
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