Is my scar considered a keloid? It’s very small dark and slightly raised. I wore a “faja” that molds your body as soon as I had my baby. The doctor never told me to cover the incision and the faja rubbed against it. I noticed it got infected so doctor suggested to put neosporin. I stopped wearing the tight faja until it healed. I just want to know if it’s a keloid that way I can reconsider my choice of getting a tummy tuck.
April 30, 2018
Answer: Keloid It currently does not look like a keloid. Keloids tend to be very large and grow outside the area of surgery. This appears to be a wide or hypertrophic scar. It is difficult to predict how people will scar however very small or early hypertrophic can be conservatively treated with pressure therapy, steroid injections, and or silicone therapy. Larger scars may be better treated with surgical excision together with steroid injections For the best treatment options, it is important to visit an expert for an in-person examination. Hope this helps!
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April 30, 2018
Answer: Keloid It currently does not look like a keloid. Keloids tend to be very large and grow outside the area of surgery. This appears to be a wide or hypertrophic scar. It is difficult to predict how people will scar however very small or early hypertrophic can be conservatively treated with pressure therapy, steroid injections, and or silicone therapy. Larger scars may be better treated with surgical excision together with steroid injections For the best treatment options, it is important to visit an expert for an in-person examination. Hope this helps!
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April 30, 2018
Answer: Keloid or not? No, that is not a keloid scar, which is a relatively uncommon occurrence. What you have is a hypertrophic scar, fairly common and an indication that you may have similar scarring from surgery. It usually gets better over a long time unlike a keloid, and can often be improved with steroid injections. When we have a patient that is a known hypertrophic scar former, we inject the incisions with a very weak solution of a steroid called kenalog. It is weak enough that it does not interfere with the healing but usually reduces or prevents the bad scar from forming. We use Kenalog 10 and reduce it down to Kenalog 2.5.
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April 30, 2018
Answer: Keloid or not? No, that is not a keloid scar, which is a relatively uncommon occurrence. What you have is a hypertrophic scar, fairly common and an indication that you may have similar scarring from surgery. It usually gets better over a long time unlike a keloid, and can often be improved with steroid injections. When we have a patient that is a known hypertrophic scar former, we inject the incisions with a very weak solution of a steroid called kenalog. It is weak enough that it does not interfere with the healing but usually reduces or prevents the bad scar from forming. We use Kenalog 10 and reduce it down to Kenalog 2.5.
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