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What is the difference between a keloid and a mole
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Morris Westfried answered
45 years experience Dermatology
Scar tissue: Mole is a growth made of pigment cells. A keloid is thickened skin from over production of collagen, at a site of acne surgery or piercing.
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Emily Ridgway answered
20 years experience Plastic Surgery
History: Keloids don't happen spontaneously. They result from some kind of skin trauma; a cut, a tattoo or a surgery. If there is no history of these type of e ... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. David Myers answered
14 years experience Dermatology
Is it bothersome?: Keloids are enlarged scars that are larger than the original wound. They form for unknown reasons and are generally harmless but can become itchy or ... Read More
A 35-year-old female asked:
Dr. Addagada Rao answered
55 years experience General Surgery
Unfortunately: keloid formation is unpredictable , usually will happens with in couple of months , and usual to from from keloids from old healed scars.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ross Blagg answered
15 years experience Plastic Surgery
Look at other scars: This is best determined by examining your other scars. If you tend to develop raised, red scars, you are more likely to continue.
Areas on the centr ... Read More
A 25-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kenneth Stein answered
40 years experience Plastic Surgery
Scar reduction: I think that the best topical cream is avosil. This scar could be lightened with a pulsed dye laser. There is always a possibility of a scar thicken ... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Timothy Mountcastle answered
21 years experience Plastic Surgery
Could: Be either if dark. Probably a mole.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
Dr. Otto Placik answered
33 years experience Plastic Surgery
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 t ... Read More
A 47-year-old female asked:
Dr. Jeff Livingston answered
21 years experience Obstetrics and Gynecology
Yesterday's answers : Yesterday when you asked this question most of the doctors who answered felt that keloids or scar tissue were the most likely cause. Another physician ... Read More
A 47-year-old female asked:
Dr. James Marx answered
47 years experience Pain Management
Impossible to say: Without knowing what you have, it is pretty much impossible to say what caused it.
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