Keloid scar pic attached how to get rid?

[Brimfulofasha21]

I have been told it was a chicken pox scar when I was much younger that turned into a keloid scar soon afterwards. Ots right next to my eyebrow. Is there anything I can do to get rid of it? Any one tried anything ?

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It doesn't look too bad to me honestly.

I had my keloid scars reduced in size with steroid injections, they are now completely flat. They were very purple and dye laser was used to get rid of the colour.

where was your treatment Gargoyles?

Ah greatbso they can go?
Where abouts do you go to get the injections.? Is it costly? I'm.guessing its not something they do on the NHS!

I'm no expert, but can you try massaging oil into a scar to 'dissolve' it so it merges with the rest of your skin. I don't know if that advice would apply to keloids but it might.
There is information available with regards to this and while I don't rate petro chemicals, bio oil is designed for the purpose. As long as no allergies or skin conditions limit your application with it, petro chemical free oils such as almond oil and sunflower oils are best for people's bodies and the environment in general.

Bio gel is worth a try and massage I've also been told you can get surgical grade silicon sheets, might we worth having a look in to those?

Azelaic acid,
CBD oil,
Almond oil
might help, they are all readily available and inexpensive

You can get silicon for scars as a gel instead of sheets, I think more discreet for on the face and on naturally curved skin rather than a flat area. It dries clear.

I reacted to scar sheet as a heads up, it made my scar really red and sore (ankle not face!)

I have a couple, one on my arm and one on my leg. I've been told there's nothing you can do about the. I now accept they're part of me

In fact after years of thinking I'm ugly I've given up and accept that the people who think I'm pretty were right.

So I don't think your scar is a . problem just make sure you wear SPF daily as mine changed colour every time I went out in the sun.

Years ago I read that Vitamin E can help with scarring. You could try rubbing some Vitamin E oil into it.🍀

I had one cut out but it grew back. I then had steroid injections to reduce it, having had another successfully reduced by the injections. This must be thirty years ago now and neither have come back. Painful, but worth it! One was behind my earlobe after having my ears pierced too closely to an existing scar (slipped and ripped my earlobe open in infants school). The second was on my back after I had the bcg jab in my teens.

Canniesburn hospital in Glasgow on the NHS. Probably about 30 years ago now though.

I recently had a keloid scar for almost a year on my chin. It was awful. I tried everything and in the end it was cured by Haemorrhoid cream 😂 and hydrocolloid acne patches from Superdrug.

it was bizarre. I wasted about 11 months trying creams, oils and various things. Went to the GP to rule out anything iffy and he booked me in for an injection to cure it.

However I was a bit nervous of the injection and then I started the cream & acne patches! it disappeared and has been flat ever since!

That isn't noticeable at all OP? Also is it an old scar? My dd has extensive scarring from repeated surgery and has seen a plastic surgeon and specialist scar tissue nurse. Although a silicone gel was prescribed post OP, they both said that the important thing isn't what you put on it, it's the massage action that matters. Plastic surgeon recommended to buy cheap Vit E capsules and to pierce them and massage some in for a minute every day. As far as I remember, there is a window of opportunity for scar minimization/reduction, we had to start 6 weeks post OP after wounds had healed. I'm not sure if anything topical would be of benefit on a scar that's years old.

If the scar is over a year old you won't change it except with steroid injections.

Thanks, I didn't think massage would do much tbh. I had chicken pox over 30 years ago so steriod injections it is.

There are things that can be done for keloid scars, most of them are not without risk. Basically, a keloid scar has over-healed itself. If you have one, it is likely that you are “prone” to healing with keloid scars and you will develop others. If you remove this scar, ie, cut it out and stitch it up again, you will be left with a bigger incision which has the potential to create a bigger keloid scar. It doesn’t always, but there is a risk. They can be treated with cryothermy, but it’s probably too small to pass a big cannula through it. I wouldn’t treat it with microneedling for the same reason as cutting as it would potentially increase in size. If it really bothered you, I would only get it treated by a plastic surgeon and only after seeking a couple of opinions. I would expect that they would look at skin in different areas of you body (similar thickness and sun exposure, etc) and also any other known scars before they suggested a treatment plan, which might very well be - “It’s really very small, How about you leave it.”