Keloids scar?

Question

anyone have a keloids scar? or did have one?
what kind of treatment did you do?
how did it work?

Answer 1

Yes, I had a keloid scar. It's scar tissue that keeps on growing, even when the original scar has healed over. Mine was in the shape of a small carrot. I was young when I had one, and my parents tried a lot of different doctors and treatments(including radiation) to get rid of it. Only one treatment worked - dry ice. The doctor applied dry ice to the keloid while making sure that the ice did not touch any part of my normal skin area. Over a period of time - I forget how long, but less than a year - it receded and eventually flattened out completely. I still have the scar (3 1/2 inches long), but it is completely flat and barely noticable.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

A keloid forms from a scar that didn't heal properly and is an unsightly raised red tissue. Some skin creams can help on a temporary basis, but the keloid will gradually fade over time.

Answer 4

Since you have keloid scarring you know how rare it is - it is not the same as simply a raised, hypertrophic scar. Piercing punctures through the skin unlike tattooing that only goes under the top layer into the dermis. If you want to be on the safe side, have a very small area there tested with part of the design first. I would put money on it that nothing will happen.

Answer 5

i am a keloid former myself but fortunately i have quite a few scars and they are not really ugly... my doctor friends once told me that steroid injections help minimizing the scars ... so your best bet is to go to a dermatologist about this..

Answer 6

I have one also.

No creams seem to work for me but i've noticed that it shrinks with time so that it is barely noticeable.

Same thing happened with my bro. Remember it runs in families.

Answer 7

check wikipedia.