I currently have my ear stretchered to 3/4, and during the process I tore a few times my ears. While I did manage to tear my ears I never developed any hypertrophic/Kelly's scars. I know I am suseptable to these types of scars because I do have a few keloids. I am looking into ear lobe reconstruction and want to know if this type of scarring can be avoided by using something like silicon gel strips during or after the healing process?
January 20, 2017
Answer: Earlobe repair and history of keloids. Thanks for sharing. Keloids or Hypertrophic scars can occur in the earlobe especially in darker skin individuals. Some people are just more prone to it genetically. Sometimes removing a keloid can actual come back worse. There are precautions that can be taken to help minimize the chances but there are no guarantees. Certain sutures can be less reactive and injecting some mild steroid solution at the time of surgery and post operative silicone gel can all be helpful. Discuss with your surgeon and see what the possibilities are for you.
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January 20, 2017
Answer: Earlobe repair and history of keloids. Thanks for sharing. Keloids or Hypertrophic scars can occur in the earlobe especially in darker skin individuals. Some people are just more prone to it genetically. Sometimes removing a keloid can actual come back worse. There are precautions that can be taken to help minimize the chances but there are no guarantees. Certain sutures can be less reactive and injecting some mild steroid solution at the time of surgery and post operative silicone gel can all be helpful. Discuss with your surgeon and see what the possibilities are for you.
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February 14, 2017
Answer: Unlikely but not impossible so the answer is there is no guaranteed way to avoid keloids. If your ears have had multiple traumas already then they arte unlikely but they tend to occur late after injury and can progress indefinitely so even though you don't have any now there is no guarantee you won't get them months or years form now. Sorry for the news but hopefully that helps, Adam Goodwin
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February 14, 2017
Answer: Unlikely but not impossible so the answer is there is no guaranteed way to avoid keloids. If your ears have had multiple traumas already then they arte unlikely but they tend to occur late after injury and can progress indefinitely so even though you don't have any now there is no guarantee you won't get them months or years form now. Sorry for the news but hopefully that helps, Adam Goodwin
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