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keloid on the lip
A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Suzanne Galli answered
24 years experience ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Keloid in lip ring: If the piercing is new, you may be healing still. If not, there are therapies to improve the scar. Have the scar evaluated by a board certified surgeo ... Read More
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Dr. James Seward answered
22 years experience Dermatology
I : I would recommend that you follow up with the dermatologist or plastic surgeon and talk about your situation. That way you can discuss the options to ... Read More
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
You : You just received excellent advice from a dermatologist. Now, just a little more from an acupuncturist. Medical acupuncture can provide very helpful t ... Read More
A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. William Carter answered
45 years experience Aesthetic Medicine
Growth, end of penis: This could be several possible disorders. The first that comes to mind would be a wart. A chancre is also a possibility, although statistically much l ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Christian Stallworth answered
17 years experience ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
Keloid treatment: Keloids can be problematic, particularly if enlarging, are painful or itch, or ulcerated and bleed. For small ones silicone sheeting or gels may help ... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
Dr. John Hoffmann answered
38 years experience Plastic Surgery
No clear answer: After scar or keloid removal in the scalp it is unusual for the hair to grow back through the new scar. It is even possible that you could lose some ... Read More
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A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ed Friedlander answered
44 years experience Pathology
Not really: Folks of African descent tend to form keloids more readily than other folks, but it's famously unpredictable. Why one individual gets them and another ... Read More
A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Fisher answered
32 years experience Dermatology
Keloids: Keloids can be considered to be "scars that don't know when to stop." a keloid, sometimes referred to as a keloid scar, is a tough heaped-up scar that ... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Eric Khairalla answered
Specializes in Plastic Surgery
Options include: Depending on the location , size, time duration etc...Options include steroid injection, silicone gel application, rexcision of scar and proper closu ... Read More
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A 41-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jeffrey Juchau answered
33 years experience Family Medicine
Keloid: Steroid injections can sometimes help keloids. They are hypertrophic scars.
A 49-year-old member asked:
Dr. Randolph Wong answered
46 years experience Plastic Surgery
Carboxytherapy: I have seen keloids shrink and flatten with carboxytherapy. Other effective methods may include steroid injections, or surgery. The key is to stop t ... Read More
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