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Keloids are an overgrowth of scar tissue at the site of a healed skin injury. |
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Symptoms
A skin lesion that is: Flesh-colored, red, or pink; Located over the site of a wound, injury, or other lesion; Nodula...
Causes
Keloids occur from such skin injuries as surgical incisions, traumatic wounds, vaccination sites, burns, chickenpox, ...
Tests
Diagnosis is made on the basis of the appearance of the skin or scar. A skin biopsy may be needed to rule out other s...
Treatments
Keloids often require no treatment. Keloids may be reduced in size by freezing (cryotherapy), external pressure, cort...
Complications
Psychological distress if keloid is large or disfiguring; Recurrence of keloid; Discomfort, tenderness, irritation of...
Prevention
Preventive measures include avoiding any trauma to the skin, and compression pressure dressing for high-risk patients...
Doctor Specialties
Call your health care provider if keloids develop and removal or reduction is desired, or new symptoms develop.
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