Growing up, I found it difficult to escape the overwhelming, picture perfect, Instagram-filtered beauty standards that drowned out any semblance of reality. Add to that the dubious use of targeted ads ...

Shamea Morton’s radiant brown skin is the color of cocoa. And her beautiful daughter Shya shares that same rich complexion. But like many Black women, Shamea’s melanin puts her at a higher risk for ...

“Hearst Magazines and Verizon Media may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below.” Scars are often romanticized as proof of our battle wounds and a sign of strength, with ...

Keloids are scars that appear raised because of excess scar tissue. You can prevent keloids by avoiding touching new wounds and applying silicone bandages to protect them. You can remove keloids ...

FOX 2 - "It’s hard to even get people to understand what I’m dealing with," said Davontae Stewart. But when Davontae reveals the massive bulging keloid scars that have spread over the majority of his ...

TEMPE, Ariz., Dec. 13, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Capstone Therapeutics (Nasdaq:CAPS)(the "Company") announced today twelve-month results from its two AZX100 Phase 2a pilot clinical trials in keloid ...

A man is asking the public for help as he seeks surgery to remove keloid scarring that is now covering 75 percent of his body. Davontae Stewart told Fox 2 that the appearance of scars on his body ...

Paging Dr. Internet, we need a diagnosis. In this series, Mashable examines the online world's influence on our health and prescribes new ways forward. I'm 28 years old and haven't worn a low-cut ...

A man is resorting to GoFundMe donations to get surgery to remove the keloids covering his body despite paying for health insurance. Davontae Stewart launched a GoFundMe asking for financial support ...

Whether it be from an injury, a medical condition, or some sort of surgical procedure, developing a scar or two over the course of our lives is more or less inevitable. But while most scars tend to ...