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Scar Tissue
Scar tissue forms as part of the healing process after a skin injury. A scar is fibrous tissue made of collagen that replaces the injured skin.
The following breast cancer treatments can cause scar tissue to form:
- surgery
- radiation therapy
Scar tissue can cause its own side effects:
- nerve pain or numbness if scar tissue forms around nerves
- A lump of scar tissue forms in the hole left after breast tissue is removed. If scar tissue forms around a stitch from surgery it's called a suture granuloma...
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