A 31-year-old member asked:
Is there a way to get rid of keloid scars?
4 doctor answers • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. Barry Pressanswered
Plastic Surgery 46 years experience
Improve, yes...: But get rid of, no (this applies to all scars.) true keloids can be very difficult to deal with. They are more common in people with darkly pigmented skin and are characterized by scarring that exceeds the boundaries of the original wound. Numerous options exist including pressure, steroid injection, low dose radiation, and others. See a plastic surgeon for an evaluation.
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Dr. Stephen Weberanswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 27 years experience
Yes: Dr. Press is absolutely correct. Treatment usually involves several different interventions. Most commonly the keloid is injected with steroid and/ or 5-fu. In some cases, the keloid can be removed surgically and delicately repaired along with the injectable treatments. Compression dressings also helpful. I usually reserve radiation for very severe keloids since there are side effects to radiation.
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Dr. Dean Giannoneanswered
Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Keloids.: Two options here. One would be steroid injections into the keloids, hoping they shrink over the long term. This is not always effective. Second, they can be cut out, but the problem would be that the healing from the resection of a keloid can, of course, produce another keloid. Discuss with Dermatologist, but may be wise to just leave them be.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
Urgent Care 21 years experience
Silicone gel : Silicone gel , such as Kelo Cote and laser treatments can help. See a plastic surgeon.
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A 45-year-old member asked:
What are natural ways to get rid of keloid scars?
2 doctor answers • 3 doctors weighed in
Dr. George Yanganswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 24 years experience
Not that I know of: Keloids are tough to treat even in the hands of medical experts. Using natural remedies will be even harder. I have seen balms and creams to get rid of moles, warts and other skin lesions. I believe those are some kind of acid, which causes a chemical peel of the lesion. If this were done to a keloid, it would likely make it worse. Be careful.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
How to get rid of keloid scars?
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Dr. Russell Sparenberganswered
51 years experience
No simple answer: There is no simple answer to your question. Some may benefit from cortisone injections whereas others may require excision.Sometimes excision is followed by a short course of radiation. Unfortunately some of them have a high rate of recurrence. I would recommend seeing a plastic surgeon in your area.
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A 32-year-old member asked:
What could you do to get rid of old keloid scars?
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Dr. Donald Kressanswered
Plastic Surgery 47 years experience
Many things: If it's a true keloid, it's a disease of healing and simple removal will result in a rapid return and probably worse. Pressure, radiation, steroid injections and some types of chemotherapy all work to some extent, and there are times for each of them. For example, earlobe keloids in african americans, i generally excise followed by treatment with chemo (5fu) steroid combo. Very effective.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
How can I get rid of large keloid scars?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Barry Pressanswered
Plastic Surgery 46 years experience
Improve, yes...: But get rid of, no (this applies to all scars.) true keloids can be very difficult to deal with. They are more common in people with darkly pigmented skin and are characterized by scarring that exceeds the boundaries of the original wound. Numerous options exist including pressure, steroid injection, low dose radiation, and others. See a plastic surgeon for an evaluation.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
How can you permanently get rid of keloids?
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Dr. Paul Harperanswered
General Surgery 54 years experience
I don't know: As far as i know there is no way to assure that removal is permanent.
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