What is a keloid

What is a keloid ?

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Keloids are a type of scar. that can occur after surgery There is a convex appearance from the skin at the surgery site. Which can be divided into 2 types: small scars, also known as Hypertrophic Scar, the size of the convexity of this type is small. not beyond the edge of the wound come out The appearance may be a slightly hard kidney after surgery and a large scar, known as a keloid, is a large, visible lump. In general, the size of the wound overflows. A convex scar will begin to appear after 2-3 months after the surgery. This type of scar will not disappear on its own. It mostly occurs around the ears, chest, arms, shoulders, legs, etc.

Causes of keloid scars

1. Usually caused by poor care after surgery, such as after the surgery, the wound was exposed to water in the early stages. or picking, scratching, scratching, scab wounds causing the wound to heal slowly
2. caused by heredity For people who are already easily scarred
3. It was caused by the doctor who performed the surgery. large surgery cases There may be a plan to scrape the material for difficult cases. may make the scar bigger than normal can form keloids

The diagnosis of Keloid Chiang Mai will be examined with the naked eye if the scar is hypertrophic scar or large scar (Keloid). If it is a small scar, the care is simple, just apply the medicine, and the wound will fade and improve and the injection can be dissolved. As for large scars, there may be repeated injections to make the bulging wound smaller, which can be injected directly into the wound, or if the wound is very large, it may be a clear lump, it may be needed to perform the embossed lump to make the wound smaller.

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