I cut my hair and ended up having a pimple-size bump on the back of my head. It bleeds and even sometimes pus came out. At first I ignored it, thinking it will go away. But now there's even more and have gotten a little bigger. I thought it could be keloids; if so how, do I prevent them and make them go away? Is there a keloid removal cream or something I can put it. I tried to using rubbing alcohol and even benzoyl peroxide cream but nothing works. Can someone please help me out? Thanks.
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Keloids are frequently injected with cortisone to shrink them and reduce discomfort. While we try to minimize the use of any treatments during pregnancy or breastfeeding, because the injection puts the medicine right into the scar, it is unlikely to have any systemic effect. To err on the side...
Kenalog injections, or Triamcinolone Injections, are available in two common strengths and are injected intralesionally into keloid and hypertrophic scars. Patients with uncomfortable and painful keloids often complain of pain at the time of incision. However, the kenalog is generally...
Keloid scars have an abundance of collagen and exhibit a loss of cellular control. Although benign, keloid scars, like any other tissue exposed to chronic inflammation, can theoretically transform into dysplasia or frank carcinoma. The risk of this is very low and not routinely observed...