Keloids are typically unsightly, can itch, sting or burn and many times inhibit normal function depending upon its location. Keloids are basically those scars which remain on your skin after skin injuries, burns, surgical incisions, ear piercings, tattoos, pimples etc…. Keloids forms when the body keep on creating new collagen tissue during healing process. On the other hand Hypertrophic scars are limited till the border of a wound and usually diminish over time.
Hypertrophic scars usually appear within a month of injury, whereas keloids may take three months or even years to develop. But both scars are abnormal responses to dermal injury.
Keloids and hypertrophic scars can be very difficult to correct. People try many remedies to reduce their scars like silicone sheets, ointments, massage therapy. But these methods do not always work. Keloids, in particular, have a high recurrence rate. But fortunately, due to advancements in laser technology, it has become possible to erase keloids and hypertrophic scars!
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