Scar Tissue From Mild to Wild

by Dr. Michael Moon, Pathologist

Editor's Note: This is a companion article/podcast to The Why's and How's of Scar Tissue that you can read here.

Collagen and Elastin

In the normal organism, normal tissues, you have a combination of Collagen and Elastin that allow movement and also stability. Collagen more for stability, Elastin more for malleability or movement. When you have injury, you end up with fibrosis, the result of fibroblasts, laying down Collagen to repair. But you do not have replacement of the elastic fibers that you had previously. This differs in different people to a greater or lesser degree.

Collagen Builds Fibroblasts

And what we're talking about then is basically scar formation. When you have the Collagen laid down by the fibroblast, you're forming, "a scar." You can see the results of that on skin. It also takes place anywhere in the body after injury. Different individuals have different capabilities in terms of this repair. When we see it on skin, we may refer to it as a scar.

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