Many of the animals had surgical scars all over their shaved bodies.

A surgical scar is not usually something you show off, but in this case, it may be a future picture of health.

We'll have the entry wound from the slug, and then the surgical scars where I went in.

In five years, the surgical scars will be white lines maybe an eighth-inch across.

It said he has a surgical scar on his lower back and went to work yesterday wearing a red golf shirt.

Still, the patient had not shown any evidence of pain when the doctor touched his surgical scars.

Longer follow up might be needed to detect a slow growing tumor left in the surgical scar.

It is also a reasonable explanation for the surgical scars on your abdomen.

"Those aren't surgical scars," said Maura, frowning from her position at the foot of the table.

"This old surgical scar they mention in your documents," he went on.