Keloid is a vascular hypertrophic
scar. It is actually a form of soft fibroma, prone to recurrence, and is
different from a usual hypertrophic scar.
Diagnostic point :
- Scar raised above the surface and widened.
- Claw like processes spreading out from the margins.
- Red or pink coloured.
- A symptom of intense itching.
- Firm inconsistency.
- Margin may be tender in a growing keloid.
Predisposing causes :
- Site of scar: Example - Vertical scar in neck and ear.
- Nature: Vaccination scar and burns are prone to keloid
formation.
- Race: Negroes are common sufferers.
- Common in T.B. patients.
- Pregnant state: Sometimes keloid formation is common
after operation or wounds occurring during pregnancy.
Treatment :
- Preoperative deep therapy is followed by excision of
the keloid and skin grafting, if skin edges can't be brought together without tension.
- Postoperative deep X-ray should be started, when the
skin graft has taken.
- All these measures are important to prevent
recurrence.
- Intradermal cortisone by injection or by a special spray
also helps considerably in preventing a recurrence.
Homeopathic medicine for keloid