Scars Reduction

Keloid Scars are thick, puckered, itchy clusters of scar tissue that grow irregularly beyond the edges of their original wound or incision margin. Keloids are often an angry red colour that contrast dramatically against surrounding skin colour. This colour alteration is produce by the repeated development of tough, fibrous proteins known as collagen. Keloids can appear anywhere on the body, but they more commonly occur over the breastbone, on the earlobes and on the shoulders.

Keloids tend to develop more frequently in dark-skinned people than fair. This type of condition is usually treated by injecting a steroid medication directly into the affected scar tissue to initially reduce the redness, itching, and burning, followed by a Z-plasty procedure once the Keloid has begun to settle.