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When you have an injury and after it is healed, some scars will appear. If they grow lumpy and larger than the wound- they called keloid scars. Anyone can get them. But they keloid usually more commonly occur in people with dark skin. Examples are people from Africa- Caribbean, Asian- south Indian communities, etc. Let search about keloid through this article below.
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What are keloid scars?
Scars will appear when the skin is injured, the scar tissue forms over the wound to repair and protect the injury. And when the keloid scar appear that means scar tissue grows excessively. That can be larger than the area of the wound. Even though keloid does not affect to your health, but also they may create cosmetic concern.
We can often …show more content…
Normally, symptoms of keloid can include:
● a localized area that is flesh-colored, pink, or red in color
● a lumpy or ridged area of skin that’s usually raised
● an area that continues to grow larger with scar tissue over …show more content…
Most of skin injury can cause keloid scars including:
● Acne scars
● Burns
● Chickenpox scars
● Ear piercing
● Scratches
● Surgical incision sites
According to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology (AOCD), the estimation said that 10 percent people experienced keloid scars. This index between men and women are equal.
If people have known risk factors for developing keloids, they may want to avoid getting body piercings, unnecessary surgeries, or tattoos.
When do you seek your doctor?
Commonly, keloid do not require medical attention. But if they continue growth, you may contact your doctor to treat again. Moreover, when you have any additional symptoms or you want to remove keloid, let visit the doctor or the hospital.
In the circumstance that keloids are uncontrolled growth, that may be a sign of skin cancer. Your doctor can examine biopsy to rule out other conditions. They can take a small sample of tissue from the scarred are and then analyze it for checking cancerous cells.
How can you prevent when got keloid scars?
You must prevent keloid scars when you start have injury. You can consult some ways below:
● Massage the injured
When you have an injury and after it is healed, some scars will appear. If they grow lumpy and larger than the wound- they called keloid scars. Anyone can get them. But they keloid usually more commonly occur in people with dark skin. Examples are people from Africa- Caribbean, Asian- south Indian communities, etc. Let search about keloid through this article below.
Body:
What are keloid scars?
Scars will appear when the skin is injured, the scar tissue forms over the wound to repair and protect the injury. And when the keloid scar appear that means scar tissue grows excessively. That can be larger than the area of the wound. Even though keloid does not affect to your health, but also they may create cosmetic concern.
We can often …show more content…
Normally, symptoms of keloid can include:
● a localized area that is flesh-colored, pink, or red in color
● a lumpy or ridged area of skin that’s usually raised
● an area that continues to grow larger with scar tissue over …show more content…
Most of skin injury can cause keloid scars including:
● Acne scars
● Burns
● Chickenpox scars
● Ear piercing
● Scratches
● Surgical incision sites
According to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology (AOCD), the estimation said that 10 percent people experienced keloid scars. This index between men and women are equal.
If people have known risk factors for developing keloids, they may want to avoid getting body piercings, unnecessary surgeries, or tattoos.
When do you seek your doctor?
Commonly, keloid do not require medical attention. But if they continue growth, you may contact your doctor to treat again. Moreover, when you have any additional symptoms or you want to remove keloid, let visit the doctor or the hospital.
In the circumstance that keloids are uncontrolled growth, that may be a sign of skin cancer. Your doctor can examine biopsy to rule out other conditions. They can take a small sample of tissue from the scarred are and then analyze it for checking cancerous cells.
How can you prevent when got keloid scars?
You must prevent keloid scars when you start have injury. You can consult some ways below:
● Massage the injured