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I've been experiencing itching on a scar. are there other symptoms of keloids?

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May not be a keloid: Not being able to examine your scar it is not possible to tell you if it is really a keloid. Itching can be pretty common in any scar as it heals, keloids too. The major symptom of a keloid is that it enlarges beyond the margins of the original injury.

Answered 7/5/2012

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How old is your scar: Itching and mild thickening can be a normal healing process with fresh scars. Keloids are excess scar growth beyond the margins and persist well beyond the initial healing phase.They can be itchy but not always.

Answered 1/15/2013

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