Keloids
A raised scar caused after injuries is keloids. Keloids are the scars that rise after the healing of the injury or condition.
Keloids may continue to grow and sometimes they may also stop growing. However, keloids will not disappear without any treatment. Keloids can be caused by wounds of burned, cut, or skin with severe acne. It can also develop due to body piercing, tattoo, or surgery.
Our Treatment
Keloids although doesn’t cause any harm. But, people want to treat them as they find it unattractive. A dermatologist tries to minimize the scars with several treatments.
Our doctors will detect keloids just by looking at your skin. Sometimes, a skin biopsy is also done to check out other skin growths. Here, our doctors will treat keloids with Corticosteroid shots, Freezing the scar, Wearing silicone sheets or gel over the scar, Laser therapy, Surgical removal, and Pressure treatment. All these treatments will work to flatten the bumps, cut them over and reduce the hardness or the size of the keloid.
