Can a pressure sore recur? - Mary Zeigler, MS

Yes, that’s because with the healing phases, the last phase of healing is scar-tissue formation, or what we call, “remodeling.”  And in this instance, there’s a laying down of collagen that forms into scar tissue.  Scar tissue is never as strong as healthy tissue.  At its fullest healed state, it’s only as 80% as strong as healthy tissue.  In the beginning stages of scar tissue formation, it’s only half as strong.