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A Knife Stab Stitch Scar in my Face is Getting Itchy, Bulgy and Bigger. After 1 Year and 9 Months? (photo)

sir,a knife stab stich scare in my face is getting itchy, bulgy and bigger. after 1 year and 9 months. Please advice me on what to do to stop the scare growing bulgy and start getting flat. It doesnt pain me. but it itches me sometimes.

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Treating keloid scars on the neck

November 16th, 2012
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I would treat this keloid with early pulsed dye laser, IIT, and pressure treatment since it is relatively early in the process of growth.

Web reference: http://www.surgery90210.com/cosmetic-dermatology/39/keloid-surgery.aspx

Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS


Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
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Scar one year after trauma

October 25th, 2012
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you are developing a keloid. See a plastic surgeon. You can be helped with a combination of surgery, steroid injections, and creams.

Norman Bakshandeh, MD, FACS

Norman Bakshandeh, MD, FACS
New York Plastic Surgeon
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A Knife Stab Stitch Scar in my Face is Getting Itchy, Bulgy and Bigger. After 1 Year and 9 Months?

October 15th, 2012
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You are starting to form a "keloid". seek therapy ASAP from a doctor. Like steroid injections, scar creams, etc. Do you have other bad scared areas? 

Darryl J. Blinski, MD

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