KELOID
Keloid – A raised scar after an injury has healed.
A keloid is caused by an excess of a protein (collagen) in the skin during healing.
Keloids are often lumpy or ridged. The scar rises after an injury or condition has healed, such as a surgical incision or acne.
Keloids aren’t harmful and don’t need treatment. If a person finds them unattractive, a doctor can sometimes minimise the scars.
-A Keloid is likely a dysfunction of the wound healing process. The exact cause is not known yet. If the body produces a lot of Collagen which is normally produced during the wound healing process then a Keloid scar can form.
-A Keloid scar can form at any point of skin injury.
Thick, irregular scarring, typically on the earlobes, shoulders, cheeks or middle chest
-Shiny, hairless, lumpy, raised skin
-Varied texture, from soft to firm and rubbery
-Reddish, brown or purplish, depending on the skin color
-Itchiness
Keloid scars can be managed both medicinally and surgically.
Keloids can be treated by both allopathic or homoeopathic treatment. This may include giving medicines to relieve the symptoms.
Sometimes a doctor can do a skin biopsy to confirm the keloid and rule out other conditions relating to excessive skin growth.
