Do you think the scar would look better (i.e. the wound heal "better") if friend #2 underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy

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Friend #1 was unfortunately stabbed with a scalpel by a stressed out fellow gross anatomy student in the neck (but lived!). Friend #2 underwent surgery to remove some lymph nodes in the cervical region VERY infected with an atypical Mycobacterium. Friend #2 wants to understand the mechanistic reason why his scar is so much worse than Friend #1's scar. Explain the difference to him.
Do you think the scar would look better (i.e. the wound heal "better") if friend #2 underwent hyperbaric oxygen therapy? Justify your answer.
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