Is this a keloid from my lip piercing that i used to have?

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Is this a keloid from my lip piercing that i used to have?
A type of scarring often mistaken as a keloid is hypertrophic scarring. It is a small bump that appears on/next to a piercing and doesn't continue to get bigger and bigger over an extended period of time (as a keloid does). This could be what you have, but your picture isn't working for me.





What you can do to get rid of the scar is use a warm compress, 3 times a day for 15 minutes each until the scar is gone. I have this scar on my navel piercing, and treating it this way has really helped. Within a matter of days the scar has shrunk dramatically.





This link has a picture of hypertrophic scarring: http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Hypert...





This is a link to pictures of keloids: http://wiki.bmezine.com/index.php/Keloid





As you can see they are bigger than hypertrophic scars, but both can be easily mistaken for the other.





Bmezine offers suggestions for treatment of both types of scars.