Tuesday, August 17, 2010

If I have keloid skin, could I still get my eyes lasered?

A keloid is a type of scar which results in an overgrowth of tissue at the site of a healed skin injury.

If I have keloid skin, could I still get my eyes lasered?
I suggest you read articles like


Results of Internet poll on outcome of LASIK in keloid formers. (J Refract Surg. 2000 May-Jun;16(3):380-1).


and


Bilateral corneal scarring after LASIK and PRK in a patient with propensity to keloid scar formation (Eye (2007) 21, 96–97. doi:10.1038/sj.eye.6702180; published online 2 December 2005).


There is some risk involved and this may outweigh the benefits.


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