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  • Checking for neurorectomy scars
  • Photograph: facial scars of smallpox;
  • Keloid occurring in the scars left by herpes zoster
  • Keloid of Alibert in the site of scars of acne vulgaris
  • Keloid condition of the scars after an attack of herpes zoster
  • Actor Ichikawa Kodanji (?) in a loin-cloth, his body covered with sword scars, is seated at a meal. Colour woodcut by Kunisada I, 1857.
  • A boy with deep scars on his forehead as a result of surgery, in an attempt to cure epilepsy and headaches, Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea). Halftone.
  • Human dermis scar tissue
  • Examining horse's throat - hobday scar
  • Scar on horse due to twitch applied severely
  • Patient with scalding scar on cheek, after ionisation.
  • Patient with scalding-scar on cheek, before ionisation.
  • Keloid which formed on a scar in the groin
  • Keloid condition of a scar on the right forearm
  • Female genitalia with scar tissue around the labia and anus. Chromolithograph, c. 1888.
  • For boils : no incision less pain no scar : prescribe Tin-Tabs (Cole).
  • Head of a woman with a large scar on her forehead. Chromolithograph, c. 1888.
  • Male genitalia without a penis (due to amputation); and an abdomen scar above. Watercolour, c. 1824.
  • A Mughal courtier with a scar on his face, leaning on a stick. Watercolour drawing by an Indian artist.
  • Beginnings of retinal scarring
  • Scarring the a detached retina
  • Severely diseased tissue on the thigh of a woman, with scar tissue shown on her upper arm. Watercolour by C. D'Alton, 1858.
  • Area of scar tissue on the upper arm of a woman, with the right breast also shown. Watercolour by C. D'Alton, 1859.
  • Retinal scarring from diabetic retinopathy
  • Trachoma WHO grade: trachomatous scarring (TS)
  • Trachoma WHO grade: trachomatous scarring (TS)
  • Mucous membrane of the vagina showing scarring and puckering
  • A hand, straightened, showing scarring after surgery. Photograph, ca. 1912.
  • A hand, outstretched, showing scarring after corrective surgery. Photograph, ca. 1912.
  • A man suffering from chancre of the lip, displaying scar tissue on his lower lip, forehead and scalp, shown after treatment and following the process of cicatrization. Watercolour by C. D'Alton, 1867.