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Treatment for Keloid on Head Area?
asked 3 years ago by Bouche32 in Greensboro,NC
Latest answer by Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
Question viewed 1,734 times
Tags: keloid scar
What can I do for a keloid that has formed in the back of the head area? It is about the size of a penny or bigger. I've already had an injection awhile back, but it just made it harder. What else should I need to know and ask my doctor about?
2 answers to Treatment for Keloid on Head Area?
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Treating Keloid scars on the face and head
Keloid scars are common on the face and head. Kenalog injection is a mainstay of therapy for keloids and despite the assumption in your question, do not make keloids worse or harder. Your keloid scar is likely in a proliferative stage and will likely worsen unless aggressively treated. I would continue Kenalog injection, topical therapy, and consider surgery.
Raffy Karamanoukian, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Inject straight Kennalog 10
If your keloid did not respond to the normal Kennalog, perhaps injecting with Kennalog 10 mg./cc would help. If your skin is not too pigmented this can also be done with cryotherapy at the same time.
If this fails, after say three attempts, the keloid can be excised. Your surgeon should be sure to go down into the fat. Afterwards compressing with Aldara might help. Dr. Brian Berman of the University of MIami, published an article that showed imiquimod (Aldara) can help prevent the...
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Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
Virginia Beach Dermatologist
Virginia Beach Dermatologist