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Keloids

Acne Burns Chickenpox Ear piercing Minor scratches Surgical cuts Traumatic wounds Vaccination sites.They are fairly common in young women and African Americans. Keloids often run in families.

Source:ADAM

Date:October 3, 2008

Keloids

Although the cause of keloids is unknown, it is thought that they are due to the body's failure to turn off the healing process needed to repair skin. When this occurs, extra collagen forms at the site of the scar, and keeps forming because it is ...

Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

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