If the scar is new, massaging it frequently (using some type of serum or oil to reduce friction) can help reduce the size and how much it is raised.

If it’s more than a year post-injury, only a plastic surgeon could help.

(Info from brief training on scar management in grad school and doctor’s advice after having stitches.)

This looks like an email my boomer dad would forward to everyone he knows.

Came here for this reply.

Thank you for this question and this reply, as I have wondered the same thing about testosterone levels and never thought of this part of the issue.

Chipmunks. I once went to a zoo in Chicago with someone who grew up in South Africa and he was more fascinated with the chipmunks running along the paths than with anything else at the zoo.