scarring

noun

scar·​ring ˈskär-iŋ 

: the formation or appearance of a scar or of multiple scars on the skin or other bodily tissue after a wound has healed

an injury that resulted in a lot of scarring on his leg

facial/corneal scarring

Overly aggressive facials—especially on people with very sensitive skin or acne—can result in scarring, worsened breakouts and broken capillaries,

—Liz Brody

The redness, scarring, and hyperpigmentation of deep inflammatory acne lesions frequently lessen in two or three years.

—Elizabeth A. Abel et al.

Examples of scarring in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At this point, the condition is no longer reversible due to permanent liver damage and scarring. —Jonathan Purtell, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2025

When other causes of hair loss lead to scarring, such as certain types of alopecia, that's often irreversible. —Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025

Some use it to help reduce hyperpigmentation and scarring. —Ranyechi Udemezue, Vogue, 16 Mar. 2025

The most reason that people usually need liver transplants is cirrhosis, a scarring of the liver. —Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1847, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scarring

• barring
• charring
• jarring
• marring
• sparring
• starring
• tarring
• debarring