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Is it safe to remove a keloid with a rubber band?
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Not the way I would : Keloids are an overgrowth of scar tissue. If a rubber band could be placed around a keloid to cut off its blood supply the keloid would have to turn black and fall off. This would leave a place for a new scar and potential new keloid to return. I treat most keloids with excision, steroids, pressure, topical silicone and sometimes short course of radiation if it has recurred.
Answered 11/27/2017
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No good therapy for: Keloids steroids and pressure first line.
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