Keloid is a special kind of scar that often occurs on the ear, back of the chest and shoulder, and jaw. It can be caused by boils, trauma, surgery, scratching, and other factors, or it can have no obvious trigger. This type of scar proliferates rapidly and shows no signs of stopping growth, and is prone to recurrence and even grows larger after simple surgical excision. This type of scar is often accompanied by itching and discomfort, causing discomfort to the patient, and the desire to undergo treatment is often very urgent.
The treatment of this kind of scar should be cautious, and the main treatment methods are: 1. For small scars, you can have the scar area treated with tretinoin injection, the scar will shrink, but it may appear to proliferate again, and you may need repeated injections; 2. For larger scars, you can have surgical excision + post-operative radiotherapy + application of anti-scar medication after stitch removal, and you can also have injections if there is local proliferation.