Is This a Keloid or Hypertrophic Scar?

  From your description and somewhat from viewing the photograph, I would think that you have just a plain scar.   Both a hypertrophic scar and a keloid are firm and hard, not soft and mobile. While both entities are usually due to some sort of trauma ( although keloids, for unknown reasons, can erupt without any preceding trauma), a hypertrophic scar usually shows signs of regression after a few months,  flattens out and would certainly  not be... more

A hypertrophic scar is a scar that resembles a speed bump - raised but confined to the area of the original injury. a Keloid is an exaggerated response which flows out and over the original injury. In your case, these are hypertrophic scars. If you are bothered by them they can be easily revised and most likely result in better appearing flatter and narrower scars. Dr. Aldea