A scar is the direct result when dermal tissue is lost and replaced. This represents the final stage of the healing process. All scars need specific application treatments with special attention to meticulous technique. One kind of scar is the Hypertrophic (raised) scar which are red, thickened scars usually resulting from deep surgery, accidental injury, chemical or heat burns. With this in mind, Guadalupe Ponte, owner of the Scar Treatment Center of the Desert, Inc., applies her technique called the “Raque” procedure that is used specifically for these types of scars.

Another candidate for this procedure is the keloid scar. A keloid scar is an abnormal scar that may be hard, smooth and rounded. It is a tissue mass of interwoven broad bundles consisting of dense fibrotic tissue. Keloid scars occur when a wound scar grows excessively producing fibrous protein (collagen) after the wound has healed. The scar tissue is often red or darker in colour than the surrounding tissue.