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Scar tissue is a type of tissue, known as connective tissue (as it is commonly used to connect two structures) that is formed inside a healing wound. As the scar tissue forms and grows, it joins the sides of the wounds together, usually from the base of the wound upwards. This closes the wound. New scar tissue is usually pinker than normal skin (as a result of an increased blood supply needed to supply the extra nutrients needed during the growing period) and may have an irregular texture.

As time passes, the texture begins to normalise and the pinkness disappears. Scars typically have a lighter appearance than the rest of the skin. The closeness to which the final product resembles a person's original skin depends on several factors such as the general state of health of a person (this can affect the body's ability to grow tissue, supply nutrients ant fight infection), obstacles to healing (such as an infection, or continuous friction, scratching or irritation to the wound), the depth and extent of damage and circulation. Some people are also simply more prone to scarring that does not return to normal.