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Internal scar tissue is formed as a result of some surgical procedures, such as hartmannâs procedure, injury, inflammation or infection. The medical term for internal scarring is âadhesionâ. It is different from external scar tissue in the way that it forms. As it can cause tethers or a biological barrier, and result in pain and complications. It is caused by your bodyâs own healing process.
A scar is fibrous tissue made of collagen that replaces the injured skin. The following breast cancer treatments can cause scar tissue to form: surgery; radiation therapy; Scar tissue can cause its own side effects: nerve pain or numbness if scar tissue forms around nerves; A lump of scar tissue forms in the hole left after breast tissue is removed. If scar tissue forms around a stitch from surgery it's called a suture granuloma and also feels like a lump. Changes in breast appearance.