Keloids are the excess growth of scar tissue at the site of a healed skin injury.
Keloids are the excess growth of scar tissue at the site of a healed skin injury.
Causes
Keloids occur from such skin injuries as:
• Acne
• Burns
• Chickenpox
• Ear piercing
• Minor scratches
• Surgical cuts
• Traumatic wounds
• Vaccination sites
They are fairly common in young women and African Americans. Keloids often run in families. Keloidosis is a term used when many or repeated keloids occur.
Symptoms
• A skin lesion that is:
• Flesh-colored, red, or pink
• Located over the site of a wound or injury
• Lumpy (nodular) or ridged
• The lesion may itch while it is forming and growing.