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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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A 28-year-old woman follows up at an outpatient surgery clinic with an abnormal scarring of her incisional wound from an abdominal surgical procedure  6 months ago. She gives a history of a wound infection with a purulent discharge 1 week after surgery. On examination of the scar, a dense, raised, healed lesion is noted at the incision site. She also complains of an occasional itching sensation over the scar. There is no history of such scar changes in her family. An image of the lesion is given below. Which of the following statements best describe the scar abnormality?
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There is excessive scar tissue projecting beyond the level of the surrounding skin, but not extending into the underlying subcutaneous tissue.