Best Keloid Removal Method For Body And Face

I am soon going to get health insurance so that i can go to a specialist to talk about my keloids which i have on my chest, back, right shoulder and jaw line.. They're not particularly huge but still makes me a little self conscious and one thing i wanted to know is, are injections reliable enough? would cutting them out be a good option? (followed by injections) or laser surgery maybe? what is the best treatment, and one that is reasonable in price as well. Thank you.

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Treating keloids

There are lots of treatment options for keloids, but certainly you would want to stop any inciting cause of your keloids such as acne with a treatment plan from your dermatologist. While silicone gels and sheeting can provide modest benefit in softening and flattening scars, the best treatment option is typically intralesional cortisone, sometimes along with liquid nitrogen. Certain keloids may be cut out, although there is a fairly high risk of recurrence of the keloid so you would have to... more

Benjamin Barankin, MD

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Toronto Dermatologic Surgeon

Treatment options for keloids

The first place to start in treating keloids is to remove whatever is causing them. Keloids can arise on their own, but often on the face, chest and back they are a result of acne eruptions. So treating the acne will help reduce the number of keloids that might arise from it. There are a number of different treatments for keloids. One treatment that has been shown to help flatten keloids is silicone gel sheeting. It is a rubbery sheet made of silicone that is... more