Scar tissue doesn't have sweat glands or hair like normal skin, so it works and looks different.

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3D bioprinting of prefabricated artificial skin with multicomponent hydrogel for skin and hair follicle regeneration

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Animal & In Vitro

2025

The study created lab-grown skin that can grow hair and glands, which normal scar tissue can't do, so it supports the idea that scars are different from healthy skin.

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When you get a cut, your body quickly patches it up with tough scar tissue instead of perfectly rebuilding the original skin — it's like putting on a strong bandage rather than fixing everything exactly as it was.

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