Keloids Around Nipple After Breast Surgery

Frequently scars resulting from piercings are elevated and may be either keloid or hypertrophic scars ("proud flesh" scars). In this case, my sense is that you are describing a wound that may still be active as a result of picking or manipulation or may be on route to becoming a scar...

Unfortunately, keloids are difficult to treat, with a roughly 50% recurrence rate regardless of modality of treatment.  Keloids represent an abnormal healing response, with the initial scar growing beyond its natural boundaries in a botyroid (grape-like) fashion.  Most forms of...

Acne scarring is a very difficult situation to treat.  There are many different types of acne scars.  Some are deep and they may need to be excised, while some are superficial and may respond to the CO2 or fraxel laser. Fraxel treatment is able to precisely treat thousands of...

Symptomatic keloids that are refractory to treatment are a very difficult problem. Frequently, multi-modality treatments are required. This usually includes surgical excision, intra-operative steroid injection, immediate post-operative low dose radiation therapy and possible even follow-up...