A group of international experts convened in Washington, D.C., in September 2024 for the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Surgical Adhesions Improvement Project Summit to explore the challenges of ...

which occurs when the body grows excessive scar tissue. Fibrosis causes adhesions that may lead to ongoing pain, inflammation, and loss of function of the tissue or joint. Fibroblasts, which form ...

Surgical adhesions—common, sometimes life-threatening complications that arise after open or laparoscopic abdominal ...

However, in the process of performing the laminectomy, some patients lay down excess scar tissue, which webs down the nerve root it is intending to decompress, and subsequently creates it’s own ...

This remarkable procedure allows us to detect and treat areas of “scar tissue” or adhesions in muscles, tendons and ligaments that can reduce our range of motion and cause pain. In the healing process ...

Scars, like diamonds, are forever. Right? That is not necessarily true. Made of silicone, scar tape touts that it can be placed over a wound to minimize scarring and accelerate the healing process.

By George Thomas University of Kentucky For many women, period pain is an expected part of life. But for those with ...

Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered new mechanisms underlying cellular adhesion and repair ... that boost cellular repair after tissue injury, according to a recent study published ...

Surgical adhesions, internal scar tissue bands, pose significant challenges post-surgery, leading to complications like bowel obstructions and chronic pain, affecting over 90% of open abdominal ...