My Asian Eyelid Surgery Left Keloid Scars?

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and i am thinking of eyelid surgery revision,but i am worried that it will leave another keloid scar. Is there a way to prevent keloid scar in my next surgery? Is there a way to remove my keloid scar in my eyelids? it really looks horrible. I can't hide it even if i put loads of concealer and eyeshadows.

A.J. Amadi, MD · Answer

How long after surgery are the photos that you have posted?

	You may be able to improve the appearance of the scars with laser resurfacing. There is a risk of pigment changes with your skin tone, but that may be minimized with some pretreatment with bleaching creams.

	Injection of incision postoperatively with 5Fu and steroids would decrease the risk of further hypertrophic scarring with other surgeries

Eric In Choe, MD · Answer

First, not every bad scar is keloid. Your scars seem more like hypertrophic scar. It's important to differentiate these two types of scar because the treatment may be different. If the scar is the only reason you are considering a revision, I would suggest you to wait and observe for minimum 6 months, possibly a year,  after the surgery. You may also want to ask your doctor about steroid injection treatment for the scar.

Samir Shureih, MD · Answer

The pictures posted show hypertrophic scars and not keloid. It is unusual to have keloids in the eyelids.

	This hypertrophic scarring will improve with time without doing anything but the tincture of time

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