Scars, like diamonds, are forever. Right? That is not necessarily true. Made of silicone, scar tape touts that it can be placed over a wound to minimize scarring and accelerate the healing process.

A storm is dropping significant rain across Southern California, triggering the risk of mudslides, flooding and debris flows in recent burn scar areas.

"Sometimes just the littlest scar is such a huge deal for people," Cypser explains. She owns Imagine You New, a specialized medical tattoo studio. After years as an esthetician trained in ...