keiold on my cartlidge?

Question

i have had my cartlidge(both sides) for 12 weeks like claire's said and in the beginng it was fine. next thing i know a couple months later i got this keliod(well dats wat it seem like haven't been to the doctor yet) anyway wat can i use to get it to go away i heard neosoprin apsirin paste what helps i used peroxide. but heck it closed up my whole. plzzz help we how can i get it to go away fo ever. o yea and would it be a bad idea to get that spot pierced again? thanks bye

Answer 1

Some people get keloids in certain places on their body and not others. My guess is you'd probably get another one if you pierced the same area. I've had friends with pierced belly buttons that got huge keloids but other places that they pierced were fine.

There are a lot of home remedies, some work for some people. I've heard that using a cotton ball to apply Tea Tree Oil (morning and at night) will help reduce the size of a new scar.

The best thing you can do is see a doctor. They can give you cortisone shots that may help shrink it but they can sometimes reoccur anyway. Surgery may be the only option though it may cause more scar tissue to form, making it worse.

A hypertrophic scar looks similar to a keloid and is more common. They don't get a big and may fade with time but only a doctor could tell you which type you have.