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Friday, October, 23, 2009

New Keloid Treatment

Health Encyclopedia: Keloids

Alternative Names

Hypertrophic scar; Keloid scar; Scar - hypertrophic


Treatment

Keloids often require no treatment. Keloids may be reduced in size by freezing (cryotherapy), external pressure, corticosteroid injections, laser treatments, radiation, or surgical removal. It is not unusual for keloids to reappear (sometimes larger than before) after they have been removed.

Discoloration from sun exposure can be prevented by covering the forming keloid with a pat...

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Keloids
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Keloids
...tissue at the site of a healed skin injury. Alternative Names Hypertrophic scar; Keloid scar; Scar - hypertrophic Causes, incidence, and risk factors Keloids... Read more »
Keloids
Hypertrophic scar; Keloid scar; Scar - hypertrophic Symptoms A skin lesion that is: Flesh-colored, red, or pink Located over the site... Read more »
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There are no specific tests for scleroderma. The doctor may suspect scleroderma after taking a history of the symptoms and performing a physical examination. As part of this examination, the... Read more »
Scar revision
Keloid revision; Hypertrophic scar revision; Scar repair Read more »

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