I have a keloid scar on my trunk. I don't know many people who have one. I have looked it up on the internet but theres not many good sites. Ok well anyways, my scar is raised above the peel. And it hurts all the time. Like if i accidently bumped it or whatever, sometimes it hurts out of the blue. It itches bad sometimes, but i cant thirst it because it hurts to touch, so i itch around it and that ends up getting all red. It is so uncomfertable, i cant wear v necks at all, not even low cut shirts, or even most tank tops. Harshly to sleep on my side because it kinda folds up in my skin and that hurts. But my dr told it its something I gotta complete with. I got surgeory once and it just made it
Answer: Here are a few options if you go to the dermatologist:
The treatment of acceptance for keloids is usually an injection of corticosteroid drugs such as cortisone directly into the lesion. These injections call the keloid to become atrophic, or thinner, and are repeated every three to four weeks until the keloid has been resolved to the individual's satisfaction. Other therapies subsume laser treatment or radiation therapy, and topical treatments are undergoing bone up on.
Surgery is often used in combination with corticosteroid injections. The injections are given for several weeks, and then the keloid is surgically removed. The injections are then continued for several
ad2
How Do You Minimize The Appearance Of A Keloid Scar?
Question by C.J. | Posted in Skin Conditions
Had surgery a few months ago, the scar is still degree red and puffy, it's probably keloid scarring. Any suggestions?
Answer: There are products made uncommonly for that purpose. Or you could try vitamin E liquid to rub on. If you had surgery, could the doctor tell you what to use? Especially since it is red and puffy. It may have some affront infection in it. If you have had a temperature you should call the doctor and let him know about it.
How Do I Get Rid Of A Keloid Scar On A Tragus Piercing?
Question by kurtsdenial | Posted in Other - Skin & Body
I got my tragus pierced a Lilliputian over a month ago. Right beside the ring, there is a little bump that looks like a papula, and I believe it is a keloid scar. What is the best way of getting rid of this? Thanks!
I had a out-and-out abdominal hysterectomy about a year and a half ago, the scar from the surgery formed into a keloid. At first, I wasn't task because I thought it will eventually flatten but now I notice that in addition to the itching and discomfort, sometime exacting, it seems to be growing. What should I do? Should I have it surgically removed or is there some kind of ointment that is actually effective?
Keloid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A keloid scar is compassionate, non-contagious, and sometimes accompanied by ... Keloid scars can grow, if they appear at a younger age, because the portion is still growing. ...
keloid: Definition from Answers.com
keloid also cheloid ( ) n. A red, raised generation of fibrous scar tissue caused by excessive tissue repair in response to trauma or surgical cut
Keloid Scarring
Keloid scars are defined as an aberrant scar that grows beyond the boundary of the original site of a skin injury. African American and Hispanic people ...
