A mole is an unwanted skin growth. It usually looks like a flat or raised bump that’s the color of your skin or darker. Most people get moles as a teenager or adult. Some moles are present at birth.

Researchers have published the first comprehensive overview of the major changes that occur in mammalian skin cells as they prepare to heal wounds. Results from the study provide a blueprint for ...

A new type of bioprinted skin could revolutionize how we replace human skin going forward. The new skin was made by combining the six primary skin cell types with additional hydrogels, allowing them ...

Wound healing happens in several stages. Your wound may look red, swollen, and watery at the beginning, and once it closes, it may have a raised red or pink scar. The scar will eventually become ...

Wound healing is the process that the skin goes through as it repairs damage from wounds. There are three main types of wound healing, known as primary, secondary, and tertiary wound healing. Every ...

We all know that picking and scratching at a scab is a bad idea — it'll just make it take longer to heal and could even lead to infection. But a healing scab just begs to be scratched. So why do scabs ...

Skilled nursing wound experts are laying the framework for better treatment and documentation of end-of-life wounds, even as formal codes affecting regulation and payment remain nearly a year away.