Will Anything Bad Happen If I Cut Out My Keloid?!?

i haave this dime sized keloid on my right knee its not very biig but its noticeable I Hate It! i like my legs until u get to the keloid! if i cut it out myself (its tempting) what happens anything bad???

Will Anything Bad Happen If I Cut Out My Keloid?!?
Yes, it could grow back bigger.





Here's what I got from the website link below: The methods now available to treat keloids are:





Cortisone injections (intralesional steroids): This is safe and not very painful. Injections are usually given once per month until the maximum benefit is obtained. Injections are safe (very little steroid gets into the body) and usually help flatten keloids; however, steroid injections can also make the flattened keloid redder by stimulating the formation of more superficial blood vessels. (These can be treated using a laser; see below.) The keloid may look better after treatment than it looked to start with, but even the best results leave a mark that looks and feels quite different from surrounding skin. For more, please read the Cortisone Injection article.


Surgery: This is risky, because cutting a keloid can trigger the formation of a similar or even larger keloid. Some surgeons achieve success by injecting steroids or applying pressure dressings to the wound site after cutting away the keloid. Radiation after surgical excision has also been used.


Laser: The pulsed-dye laser can be effective at flattening keloids and making them look less red. Treatment is safe and not very painful, but several treatment sessions may be needed.


Silicone sheets: This involves wearing a sheet of silicone gel on the affected area for several hours a day for weeks or months, which is hard to sustain. Results are variable. Some doctors claim similar success with compression dressings made from materials other than silicone.


Cryotherapy: Freezing keloids with liquid nitrogen may flatten them, but often darkens the site of treatment.


Interferon: Interferons are proteins produced by our immune systems which help fight off viruses, bacteria, and other challenges. In recent studies, injections of interferon have shown promise in reducing the size of keloids, though it's not yet certain whether that effect will be lasting. Current research is underway using a variant of this method, applying topical imiquimod (Aldara), which stimulates the body to produce interferon.


Fluorouracil: Injections of this chemotherapy agent, alone or together with steroids, have been used as well for treatment of keloids.
Reply:Well you could keloid again.... Consult your doctor about it.
Reply:Infection would be the most serious. Likely though, aside from that, the scar tissue would just come back. Probably thicker than it is now.





If you really don't like it and want to get rid of it, see a dermatologist. They have various techniques to reduce it's appearance.





Good luck!
Reply:you would probably bleed ALOT. if you go to the doctor they will cut it off, but they also have a machine that cauterizes it so you dont bleed to death. GO TO THE DOCTOR DO NOT PERFORM MINOR SURGERY ON YOURSELF.
Reply:it'll probably come back, but the infection you'll get is the worst part. of course, if it infects badly enough you'll lose your leg anyways so no more worries about that keloid.
Reply:Yes, the keloid will only return and you risk infection and/or a keloid that will re-grow but, bigger in size.Plus, this could cause a pigmentation discoloration should you try to remove it on your own. It would be best if you consult with a surgeon to have the keloid removed.i hope that this helps.