You may be suffering from the appearance of scars on the face and the body and this can be difficult to remove. However if you have keloid scars then these can be even more difficult to treat.

What keloid scars are is then the tissue creates a claw-like appearance around any kind of injury. You can notice if you have a keloid scar and they have a pinkish appearance.

Such scars are actually quite harmful but at the same time they can be very painful as well as being itchy. Any age group can be affected but they tend to appear in those from 2 – 20, and can equally affect both sex groups. People with dark skin seem to develop this condition more easily and in some extreme cases the condition can also be disfiguring.

These types of scars are generally found on people who have experienced an injury whether it be a burn or even acne. Rather than the skin healing as it should, what happens is that the scar generally tends to overfill with a natural product found in the body called collagen and this swelling then become enlarged.

What causes these scars is not really known, but the use of surgery is frequently used to eliminate them. But even with surgery then can reappear and therefore it is suggested that genes are a contributing factor is the development of such scars. Plus keloid scars can increase the chances of a person developing skin cancer.

Here are some forms of treatments that are available

Dressing – these are generally silicone gel based and are known for reducing the scar

Steroid Injections – normally a series of injections are given in order to reduce the size of the scar, but this treatment can be painful especially for those under the age of 16 years

Laser Therapy – this is not always effective as the bulk of the scar is not always removed

Surgery – this is the best form of treatment but the surgeon needs to take good care when actually removing the scar, as if the scar returns after surgery it can sometimes be larger than normal.