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What successful natural remedies work for keloids?
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None: None work well enough to recommend. Discuss the options with a dermatologist but these options include steroid injection and excision.
Answered 4/18/2013
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Keloids: The simplest way to prevent a keloid is pressure, massaging and silicone patches are the simplest way. Unfortunately, it's not fool proof and you may need injection of a steroid medication to calm the inflammation.
Answered 4/24/2013
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