Scleroderma is an autoimmune condition that causes the skin to become tight and hard. This can change facial appearance, such as the mouth becoming smaller, and affect internal organs. With ...

CARLSBAD, California — In 2003, researchers asked 303 patients with systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) what bothered them most about their disease from an aesthetic standpoint: Orofacial features, such ...

Scleroderma is a rare autoimmune disease involving an overproduction of the protein collagen. Linear scleroderma usually begins as a streak of hardened, waxy, discolored skin on the forehead, an arm, ...