A healing bump is a raised bump that typically just grows right above the piercing site. Keloids are very firm scars that are usually pink to red in color. These clusters of excess scar tissue raise up above the skin and tend to grow larger and cover more surface area over time. Keloid scars can […]
At first, fresh hypertrophic scars can be itchy and painful, but the symptoms subside as the skin heals. Learn about all your hypertrophic scar treatment options. If you have known risk factors for developing keloids, you may want to avoid getting body piercings, unnecessary surgeries, and tattoos. A hypertrophic scar is a nodule consisting of […]
The process by which keloid develop is poorly understood, but it is known to be induced by abnormal wound healing in predisposed individuals. There are several theories of keloid etiology, most of them are related to fibroblast dysfunction. Keloid fibroblasts, when compared with fibroblasts isolated from a normal wound, excessive deposition of extracellular matrix components, […]
You will have to repeat these injections every 3-4 weeks for six months. Steroids can relieve itching and pain and slow the scar formation. They also slow scar development and cause some shrinking of the keloid in some people. A keloid is an extra growth of scar tissue over a skin wound. Steroid is administered […]
Although people with darker skin are more likely to develop them, keloids can occur in people of all skin types. In some cases, the tendency to form keloids seems to run in families. A mutation in a gene known as NEDD4 gene may indicate that a person has a predisposition to keloid formation. After the […]
Wounds on the anterior chest, shoulders, flexor surfaces of the extremities , and anterior neck and wounds that cross skin tension lines are more susceptible to abnormal scar formation. Prevention of keloid scars in patients with a known predisposition to them includes preventing unnecessary trauma or surgery whenever possible. Injections of corticosteroids or cryotherapy may […]