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Keloids are fibrous growths that extend beyond the original area of injury to involve the adjacent normal skin. It can occur wherever you have a skin injury but usually forms on earlobes, shoulders, cheeks or the chest.
Risk factors for keloids
- Having brown or black skin
- Having a personal or family history of keloids
Signs and symptoms of keloid scar
- Thick, irregular scarring, typically on the earlobes, shoulders, cheeks or middle chest
- Discomfort
- Itchiness
Keloid scar prevention
- Practice good wound care – Keep a wound clean and moist. Applying a pressure pad or a silicone gel pad to a wound while it’s healing.
- Protect your skin from injury.
Goals of therapy
- Relief of symptoms (eg, pain, itching)
- Reduction of the scar volume
- Functional improvement
- Cosmetic improvement
Keloid scar treatment
- Giving an injection of medicine in the keloid – This can make it flatten out.
- Putting a sheet of sticky material over the keloid
- Cryosurgery
- Laser treatment
- Putting a prescription cream on the area
Keloids can be hard to treat. They often come back after treatment. Giving more than one treatment at a time, such as a shot of medicine after surgery, can work better than just one treatment.
