They may be pink or red and feel itchy or tender. Hypertrophic scars typically form on the chest, upper back, or shoulder area but can occur anywhere. Hypertrophic scars typically flatten on their ...

Scars are divided into many subgroups. Mature (white scars) Hypertrophic or keloidal (inflamed and thickened scars) Dark pigmentation (discoloration is not true scarring and usually slowly resolves ...