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I Have a Keloid on my Tongue?

theworriedgirlJul 30, 2013
About two years ago I got my tongue pierced with no problems, a year ago I tore the piercing due to playing with it. I started to form a small keloid that slowly grew bigger. It stopped growing about four months ago but I'm afraid it might be getting bigger again. I now have a pea sized keloid around my piercing, what do I do?

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Dr. Michael I. Echavez, MD
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Dr. Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS
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