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A member asked:
How do i treat a keloid from a belly piercing?
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Injection?: Steroid injection may help and or re-excision is the best treatment.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Steroid Injections: If this is a true keloid scar, you can get improvement in the appearance of the scarring by flattening it out with serial steroid injections. I like to use kenalog (triamcinolone) 10 and have the patients come in at monthly intervals, usually about 3, for injections. After a series of injections, you can attempt excision to remove the keloid. See your surgeon for options.
Answered 12/9/2013
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