Anybody know about keloid scars?

A friend of mine has a keloid scar on her chest. I did inform her of some surgeries that could be done for removal but do anybody know if there is a ointment or cream out there to help.

Anybody know about keloid scars?
Surgery to remove a keloid can actually make a larger scar. We with the problem (yes, to the woman who mentioned the geneaology) really should avoid non-required surgeries since there is this chance.





The keloid formed when the person had a sore which healed up. It could have been a mosquito bite or a knick or scrape, or soemthing worse. The body over-healed the area. I have a nice keloid on my leg from a shaving cut.





Try the creams but no surgery considerations, OK?
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keloid ointments.
Reply:I don't think so. I also get them and my doctor said it's common among the French, Native Americans and African Americans, something to do with their healing process.
Reply:No ointment or cream is going to remove a keloid. Mederma claims to make it less prominent. Abrasion Surgery is what effective.
Reply:Kelloids usually can be removed only by surgery, laser being the best option.
Reply:Keloids are thick scar tissue. Creams and ointments, it helps at all may only be minimal because keloids go beneath what you can see. I have major hand surgery and developed massive amounts of scar tissue. My mom developed a keloid that was pressing on a nerve. The doctor said they could remove it, but the chance that it coming come back was real. African-americans are more prone to developing keloid than people not of color.
Reply: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.