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Overview. A keloid scar is a thick raised scar. It can occur wherever you have a skin injury but usually forms on earlobes, shoulders, cheeks or the chest.
Diagnosis. Your doctor usually can tell whether you have a keloid by looking at the affected skin. You might need a skin biopsy to rule out skin cancer ...
A fluid that looks like pus also may come out of the pierced hole when there's an infection. Other skin problems. Piercing can lead to keloids. Keloids are ...
Other skin problems. Sometimes an area of inflammation can form around tattoo ink. This is called a granuloma. Tattooing also can lead to keloids. Keloids are ...
Keloids are raised areas caused by an overgrowth of scar tissue. Diseases spread through blood. If equipment used to create a tattoo has infected blood on it, ...
The risk of a keloid scar is also higher when a biopsy is done on the neck, back or chest. Avoid bumping the area or doing activities that stretch the skin.
Find out more about this harmless, nonpitch skin condition that causes bumpy, rough skin on the upper arms, thighs or buttocks.
Subjects identified as having a keloid or a scar not appropriate for surgical excision. Subjects who are positive for hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg) ...
Have a history of keloid scars. Have had radiation therapy to the face. Have had laser resurfacing before. Are prone to cold sores or have had a recent ...
Raised scars that are darker than surrounding skin (keloids); Pseudofolliculitis barbae, also known as razor bumps; Fine depressed scars (grooves). Prevention.
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