Keloids are overgrowths of scar tissue that follow skin injuries.
Keloids may appear after such minor trauma as ear piercing.
Dark-skinned individuals tend to form keloids more readily than
lighter skinned individuals. These patches of keloid have become
darkly pigmented.
Review Date: 10/05/2010
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of
Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of
Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director,
A.D.A.M., Inc.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
