Following a deep skin wound, if fibroblast proliferation exceeds collagen degradation during remodeling, which consequence follows?

💡 Explanation

If fibroblasts produce collagen at a rate faster than its breakdown, the excessive collagen accumulates in the wound area; this results in a hypertrophic scar due to unbalanced tissue remodeling, because the matrix metalloproteinases cannot degrade collagen quickly enough. Therefore, excessive proliferation increases scar risk, rather than promoting nerve regeneration or affecting melanocytes and sebum production.

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