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What are keloid scars and what are the options for successful keloid scar removal?
The short answer a keloid is a scar that doesn’t know when to quit healing. This will result in large, grossly unattractive scars that often take on a bulbous appearance. To call it a scar is actually kind because they actually don’t look like scars at all. In fact if you ever see one you will probably wonder what on earth it is. But whatever you do, don’t stare! I first became aware of keloids as a preteen when a friend of mine had one her ear. I remember she was teased ruthlessly about it. I once asked her why she didn’t opt for keloid scar removal. She told me she had already had it removed but it grew back. Her keloid was on her earlobe. This is actually a common place for them as keloids often occur from having your ears pierced.
Keloid scars, not to be confused with hypertrophic scars, have the ability to spread beyond the actual wound surface. Because they tend grow up and out, this will make the scar much larger than the original wound itself. A keloid is comprised of fibrous scar tissue and forms when the collagen used by our bodies to repair wounds becomes over active and doesn’t know when to stop healing. Keloids are still a pretty mysterious condition in the medical field and to date no 100% effective treatment has been developed. Although there is no known cause for the development of keloids it noted that keloids are most likely to occur in African Americans or those with dark skin tones. Keloids are also thought to be hereditary.
What are my options for keloid scar removal?
Keloid treatment and removal can still be pretty tricky. Some options for treatment include:
- Steroid Injections
- Compression Therapy
- Cryotheraphy
- Laser Treatment
- Radiation Therapy
- Surgical Removal
Most experts will agree that one method alone is not enough. Most treatment options are combined with another option to provide maximum results and reduce the risk of having the keloid return. For instance cryotherapy may be combined with steroid injections. Just as surgical or laser removal may be combined with radiation therapy.
A quick YouTube search will yield more non traditional methods of treatment including everything from Shea Butter to “The Rubber band Method”. It is also believed that vitamin e oil can be helpful. I was told by my surgeon that vitamin e oil has no real benefit. However massage does help. Massaging the scar every day for a few minutes can help make the scar softer and/or smoother and less sensitive. So if you are using the vitamin e oil to massage your scar you may see some improvement.
No matter what form of treatment you choose your keloid may still return. When a keloid returns it may grow back worse than the original scar. No matter what method of removal you choose it is important to follow up with your doctor to monitor the area for signs that the keloid is returning. Should such signs develop you will want to begin treatment right away before it gets too large. Sometimes it may be necessary to undergo treatment several times. Such is the nature of the beast.
If you are a person who is easily prone to keloids, or have a high rate of keloids in your family, you may want to avoid keloid scar removal altogether.
