Why does keloid happen?
Whenever I get a cut or wound, a raised scar forms on my skin after it heals. I think it is called a keloid, and it is very ugly. Why does this happen, and is there anything I can do to prevent them?
answer:
Unfortunately, keloids are hereditary. The treatment is difficult, especially in areas where the skin moves a lot. The scarring is usually darkened from exposure to the sun. There are ointments you can apply whenever you get a cut to prevent the scarring from being so obvious. The common one available is Centellase. You can also apply a special plaster, Cicacare, over a keloid to press it down. Cicacare comes in many sizes for scars of different sizes. Another option is to have steroid injections into the scar to flatten it out. Surgical removal of large keloids may occasionally be useful. But there is a tendency for a new keloid to grow again on the spot.
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Mar 6th 2008 at 9:52 am
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