Medical term:

cicatrization



cicatrization

 [sik″ah-trĭ-za´shun]
scarring; the formation of a cicatrix (scar).
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

cic·a·tri·za·tion

(sik'ă-tri-zā'shŭn),
1. The process of scar formation.
2. The healing of a wound otherwise than by first intention.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

cic·a·tri·za·tion

(sik'ă-trī-zā'shŭn)
1. The process of scar formation.
2. The healing of a wound otherwise than by first intention.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

cicatrization

Formation of a scar.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

cic·a·tri·za·tion

(sik'ă-trī-zā'shŭn)
1. The process of scar formation.
2. The healing of a wound otherwise than by first intention.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

Patient discussion about cicatrization

Q. except for for the scars, are there any more consequence to burns? 10 years ago i was burned in my face and right hand from boiling water. i was hospitalized and was treated with skin grafts from my thighs. In the last four weeks I feel a strange feeling in my scar. Its hard to describe the exact feeling but it kind of a painful lump inside my flesh. 10 years After that accident can it be that my body is still not over this injury?

A. burn scars have 3 optional ways of evolving.
a) nothing happens - shouldn't hurt at all (this is by far the most common situation)
b) nerve trapping (which happened to me. Its usually begins months after the burn and not years. and you dont have a lump)
c) skin cancer from the scar. this is a rare syndrome but you must go to your GP do exclude it. its called marjolin ulcer.

Q. what should i do if i got burned from boiling water? how should i take care of my self? will i get a scar?

A. ooooOOOooo! i hope you are asking a hypothetic question... a friend wife of mine still got scars from a boiling water accident a few years back. anyway, here is a site that gives instructions on how to react after burns. boiling water is probably second degree burns:
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/firstaid/after-injury/638.html

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