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

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.

"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 ...