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How to identify if a scar is a keloid. i have a post surgical scar in my abdomen following laparotomy as on 3 oct 2012?
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Thickened scar: If the scar is still thick and/or widened then you may need a steroid injection or probably several injections. If it is just red then you may benefit from topical avosil.
Answered 1/24/2013
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Simple Silicone: Simple, inexpensive, non-invasive silicone treatment first (myscaraway, from walgreens or online), if that doesn't help within a few weeks, then go and seek care from a healthcare professional. You may require steroid/bleomycin injections, or electron-beam radiotherapy, if it is a keloid (very rare in whites, more in pigmented skin races) but try the simple stuff first. Hypertrophic scar also help.
Answered 12/10/2013
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