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A keloid scar is a firm, smooth, hard growth that occurs as a result of excessive scar formation. Keloids occur after skin injury; rarely, keloids can occur spontaneously without any significant preceding skin injury.
View pictures of keloids an hypertrophic scars in the gallery below. Hypertrophic scars and keloids occur as a result of excessive scar formation. Keloids grow beyond the original wound and are unlikely to regress whilst hypertrophic scars are limited to the area of damaged skin.
A keloid can appear within 3-4 weeks of a skin wound but can take a year or longer to appear. A keloid may continue to grow for months or years. Multiple keloids may develop, especially after acne or chickenpox, although most people only have one or two.
1 Μαΐ 2024 · The risk of developing a hypertrophic scar or keloid increases when the healing time is longer than three weeks. This can be achieved by keeping the wound clean and moisturized, thereby ensuring that the time to re-epithelialization is as short as possible.
Although there appear to be more reported differences between hypertrophic and keloid scars (Table 2) than similarities (see Table 1), the latter table does suggest that that hypertrophic and keloid scars share several pathogenetic mechanisms.
20 Μαΐ 2020 · Keloids are defined as fibrous structures that appear as tender growths, variably pruritic near the site of injuries, appearing around the age of 10 and 30. Mostly keloids have been sited around the anterior portion of the chest, upper back, shoulders, and earlobes.
Keloids and hypertrophic scars represent an exuberant healing response that poses a challenge for physicians. Patients at high risk of keloids are usually younger than 30 years and have...
