Skin cancer can occur anywhere, but scars and burn injuries are at a higher risk. Wearing sunscreen and, when possible, avoiding UV radiation can lower the risk of developing skin cancer in a scar.

A burn scar is the charred land left behind after a wildfire. The blackened soil is stripped of vegetation and has changed chemically, altering the way it functions. Advertisement.

ORLANDO — Innovations in treating burn and trauma scars in recent years include updated laser technology, giving practitioners options to help in these difficult cases, according to a speaker ...

The Bureau of Land Management is reseeding burn scar areas by helicopter to reduce erosion risk. KTVB-TV Boise Posted: March 8, 2025 | Last updated: March 8, 2025 ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Evacuation warnings have been issued for burn scar areas in the Los Angeles area ahead of what's likely to be the biggest storm of the season. The Los Angeles Fire Department ...

Four years later, Bendell led a crew to plant nearly 300,000 seedlings in the burn scars the 2020 wildfires left behind. Bendell now works as a U.S. Forest Service silviculturist, which is someone who ...

Facial Scars Of Third-Degree Burn Victim Healed By Using Placenta Placenta grafting yields remarkable results for third-degree burns. Third-degree burns are being healed using placenta .

As increasingly intense wildfires climb to higher elevations across the U.S. West, the burn scars they leave behind are shifting the way snow is melting, a new study has found.

GALENA, Nev. — The Davis Fire is almost out, but the burn scar continues to pose a threat to the community -- this time in the form of potential flash flooding and debris flows. This is because ...

Nearly a month after the Park Fire started, people living in burn scar areas are potentially facing another risk as the fall and winter months approach. Skip to content NOWCAST KCRA 3 News at 7pm ...

The threat of flash floods plagued those in the Cameron Peak Fire burn scar for years after the 2020 fire burned nearly 209,000 acres in the mountains west of Fort Collins.

While the South Fork Fire and Salt Fire are nearly fully contained, burn scars create massive flooding, even with the slightest amount of rainfall. Ruidoso devastated by flooding from wildfire ...