I received my first belly button piercing 2 months ago and it was doing perfectly fine until about 3 or 4 weeks ago when a keloid appeared that seems to be getting bigger and my belly seems as if it’s closing up a little. I’ve been using tea tree oil but that doesn’t seem as if it’s working
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There are several non-invasive options for improving scars. KEYWORD "improving". For a start, you may consider topical silicone based products which require routine application for several months and several hours a day. Additionally, local injections with steroids and/or 5-FU can...
Thank you for your question and photographs.A common side effect / risk of intralesional steroid injections is atrophy (indentation). The atrophy will resolve on its own but can take months to reverse itself. Saline injections can be effective in reversing the atrophy, but often times, multiple...
Thank you for your question and photographs. It's difficult to evaluate your skin through this type of forum, but from what I can see, it looks like you have mild atrophic scarring (indentation). While a punch excision can remove the scar, the end result can be a line but with also some track ...