Question 1

is there any treatment  for keloid scars? or medication to ease rhe pain, they are very painful, like electrical discharges. i have them on my back.

Accepted Answer

See below: There are many possible treatments for keloids which range from medicine injections into the site to surgery to freezing them to radiation to laser treatments.  Talk to your doctor about the possibilities.

Question 2

which is better for neck keloid scars treatment spectra gel or contractubex gel?

Accepted Answer

Depends: If you truly have a keloid there is really not much any of the topical scar treatments can offer.  A keloid scar is one that has growth larger than the original site of "injury." they can arise from prior surgery or even trivial injuries like an insect bite. Before you spend too much money on over-the-counter remedies i would see a plastic surgeon or dermatologist.

Question 3

keloid scar, it is dangerous to have it and make no treatment to it? can it become larger?

Accepted Answer

No/Yes: It is not dangerous to have a keloid scar, and no treatment will not lead to harm. Keloids can grow larger, although they usually do so in response to some trauma, like attempting to remove it.

Question 4

i have keloid scars. should i get them surgically removed or use vitamin e as treatment?

Accepted Answer

Remove: Surgical treatment is much more effective than vitamin e.

Question 5

best treatment for a fresh nearly 3 weeks old keloid surgical scar on neck.i have starting yesterday to use the silicon gel called dermatix 15g.?

Accepted Answer

Excess scar: Unlikely a keloid (defined as a scar that grows outside the edges of the scar) and more likely a hypertrophic scar (excess reaction).  Silicone gel sheeting is used to sooth and quiet the early scar.  If symptomatic (like itching, stinging, etc) some will be treated by diluted kenalog (triamcinolone) (steroid) injections into the scar itself to attempt to slow or stop the scarring excesses.  See your dr to confer.

Question 6

scar revision or laser treatment? what's best? for keloid scar, also have a mole on the scar tissue

Accepted Answer

Scar revision + mole: I have not seen impressive results with laser treatment of keloids but perhaps other colleagues have. Furthermore the mole concerns me even more. If this is new, it should be excised for diagnostic purposes. Otherwise keloid treatment is usually initiated with steroid injections, .

Question 7

is it safe to use silicone gel/sheets or vitamin e oil for scar treatment while breastfeeding? will either help with a keloid?

Accepted Answer

Will not help keloid: Keloid is very hard to treat and needs the expertise of the dermatologist.  Unlikely the above treatments will fix keloid

Question 8

what home remedies i can use toget rid of keloids scars?

Accepted Answer

Scars &amp; VitaminE: Life holds no guarantees as we know, but vitamin e oil placed directly on the scar regularly can help to fade or remove the scar.  You can get a bottle of it in the drug store.  It's inexpensive and worth a try; just be patient.

Question 9

how to remove or reduce keloif scars or keloid pimples? any home remedies

Accepted Answer

None: Keloids occur after a cut, incision, scar due to inflammation.  It is hard to remove them but there are no home remedies that work.  The do can try cortisone shot.  I have used the pixel resurfacing laser on some and it was effective.    See the dermatologist.   Don't mess with it at home-you will make it worse.

Question 10

the back of my leg by the knee is warm, red and itchy and painful too.  it's also a keloid scar from a  bypass surgery 4 years ago.   is it infected?

Accepted Answer

Cellulitis: Need to make sure about possibility of cellulitis. You may need antibiotics for management.

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Is there any treatment for keloid scars? or medication to ease rhe pain, they are very painful, like electrical discharges. i have them on my back.

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Which is better for neck keloid scars treatment spectra gel or contractubex gel?

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Keloid scar, it is dangerous to have it and make no treatment to it? can it become larger?

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I have keloid scars. should i get them surgically removed or use vitamin e as treatment?

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Best treatment for a fresh nearly 3 weeks old keloid surgical scar on neck.i have starting yesterday to use the silicon gel called dermatix 15g.?

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Scar revision or laser treatment? what's best? for keloid scar, also have a mole on the scar tissue

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Is it safe to use silicone gel/sheets or vitamin e oil for scar treatment while breastfeeding? will either help with a keloid?

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What home remedies i can use toget rid of keloids scars?

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How to remove or reduce keloif scars or keloid pimples? any home remedies

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The back of my leg by the knee is warm, red and itchy and painful too. it's also a keloid scar from a bypass surgery 4 years ago. is it infected?

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