What to do if you have an itchy keloid

The itchy symptoms of keloid may occur and can be relieved to some extent by physical therapy, dietary modifications and other complementary therapies. The treatment of keloid itself through drugs, injections, laser, radiation and surgery can basically solve the itchiness completely, as follows: 1. Physical therapy: Ice packs and massage of keloid can be used to promote blood circulation and relieve itching to some extent, and can 2. dietary modification: maintain a light diet, less oil and salt, and avoid spicy and stimulating foods to relieve itching; 3. topical medications: anti-scar medications can be applied, such as mucopolysaccharide polysulfate cream, compound heparin sodium allantoin gel, compound halometasone ointment, etc., to effectively inhibit vascular regeneration, thus softening the scar and relieving itching; 4. injectable medications: compound betamethasone can be injected into the scar. injections of compound betamethasone injection, tretinoin, and 5-FU to seal the keloid itself to flatten the scar tissue to varying degrees and reduce inflammatory damage, thus relieving itching; 5. Laser treatment: early intervention combined with pulsed dye laser, ion beam, and carbon dioxide fractional laser can be used to effectively control keloid expansion and relieve itching; 6. Radiation therapy: Treatment with isotope dressing or superficial X-ray irradiation can continuously release rays to act on the keloid, causing denaturation and atrophy of the fibrous tissues constituting the keloid, thus achieving the effect of relieving itching; 7. Surgical treatment: Surgical methods are used to remove the scar tissue or peel off the scar to fundamentally solve the itching caused by the keloid.