Medical Aspects For The Treatment of Keloid
5 December 2007A keloid is a scar that grows excessively. It can occur after an operation, a burn, a vaccination, severe acne , or even the piercing of an ear lobe. At first the scar seems normal, but after several months it grows and becomes noticeably larger and thicker. Occasionally, for some reason, a keloid develops after a very minor scratch.Keloids are harmless, but they can itch, and they sometimes cause deformity. They are quite common in people with black skin, but rare in those with light skin.
What should be done?
Some keloids stop growing, or even disappear, for no apparent reason. If you want one treated for cosmetic reasons, consult your physician, who will probably inject a steroid medication into it. This sometimes makes it smaller. An alternative is X-ray treatment. A keloid can not simply be cut out. This would leave a scar that might turn into another keloid. Removing the keloid and treating the new scar with injections, X-rays, or both may result in only a small scar.
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