Monday, August 23, 2010

What is keloid?

How are keloids formed ?


Normally when there is a wound on the skin due to trauma or infection, it heals with scarring. If the scar tissue continues to grow beyond the margins of the original wound, it forms a keloid.





What is a keloid ?


A keloid is a firm to hard, irregularly shaped, thickened overgrowth with claw like projections. It may be asymptomatic or painful, tender and pruritic (itchy).

What is keloid?
a thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue
Reply:Predominantly for some minorities, its a long lasting type of scar. Normally, a flesh wound would fix itself by clotting at the surface, then healing, layer by layer. Sometimes the body works overtime, and too many skin cells are created to fix it. The skin may appear raised at the keloid. They can appear, virtually anywhere from your legs to your tongue, just because of an overactive response to injury


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