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26 Απρ 2023 · A keloid sometimes referred to as a keloid scar, is a tough heaped-up scar that rises quite abruptly above the rest of the skin. It usually has a smooth top and a pink or purple color. Keloids are irregularly shaped and tend to enlarge progressively. Unlike scars, keloids do not regress over time.
22 Οκτ 2024 · How is a keloid scar treated? A common keloid treatment to soften the lesion and then treat the blood vessels to help prevent future growth may include alternating between the following: Medications (corticosteroid injections or creams or 5-fluorouracil injections). Laser skin resurfacing (focused beams of light directed at the scar).
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 feel uncomfortable, itchy, or painful. If a keloid develops over a shoulder or other joint, it can limit how far you can move. Many people simply dislike the way keloids look. Here’s what you can expect when you see a board-certified dermatologist for treatment.
13 Ιουλ 2023 · Radiation therapy. Low-level X-ray radiation alone or after surgical removal of a keloid can help shrink or minimize the scar tissue. Repeat treatments might be needed. Possible side effects of radiation therapy are skin complications and, in the long term, cancer. Surgical removal.
28 Δεκ 2020 · And keloids can return. Treatment results in improvement but not perfection. “Aesthetically, one of the things that I let patients know is the keloid will never look like regular, normal skin. They can expect it to be flatter, less itchy or symptomatic, but it is unlikely that it will look perfect,” he said.
13 Ιουλ 2023 · Symptoms. A keloid scar may form within months to years of the inciting injury. Signs and symptoms might include: Thick, irregular scarring, typically on the earlobes, shoulders, cheeks or middle chest. Shiny, hairless, lumpy, raised skin.
