A 39-year-old member asked:
Can you remove a keloid?
3 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Morris Westfriedanswered
Dermatology 47 years experience
Difficult: Keloids can be removed but need very good after care because they have a high recurrence rate.
6.3k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. David Yananswered
Plastic Surgery 21 years experience
Yes: Surgical removal of a keloid is associated with a very high recurrence rate. However, when you combine surgery with other treatments, success rates are higher. Sometimes, you can combine excision with steroid injections or external beam radiation and have much higher rates of success.
6.3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. John Walkeranswered
Plastic Surgery 27 years experience
Keloid Rx: The safest approach is silicone tape/gel (myscaraway, from walgreens/online), steroid/bleomycin injections immunosuppressant/chemotherapyagent) only in pro hands, electron-beam radiotherapy, almost never excision unless radiotherapy can be guaranteed within 24hr after excision. Be very careful or it will be made worse by cutting it! close follow up for 2yrs+ to monitor for recurrence essential!
5.2k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
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A 46-year-old member asked:
What should I do about my mini keloid? How can I remove it?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Lawrence Colenanswered
Plastic Surgery 47 years experience
See plaTic surgery: Keloid management varies depending upon its size, location, and prior treatments. Options include pressure via taping, injections of medication that help the scar get smaller and surgery, often with the use of 3 x-ray treatments to prevent it from coming back.
4.7k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Last updated May 13, 2019
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