Keloid Scars and How to Treat Them
A scar will more times than not result from cuts, injuries, and surgery. However not all scars are as basic as leaving behind a mark over the original injury spot. There is a scar known as a keloid that grows beyond the borders of the original skin injury.
Anyone has the ability to contract this type of scar but women and people with highly pigmented skin have historically had a higher contraction rate. The sternum, upper arm, and upper back are the main regions where this type of scar is found. Earlobes are also susceptible in that ear piercings have led to a high rate of keloid formation.
The exact cause of why keloid scars grow beyond the original injury is still not fully understood. What has been found as the most common factors are skin trauma, muscle tension, and an infection at the site of the injury. Family members having keloids present the possibility that the chances of forming this type of scar is highly augmented as the hereditary factor is believed to have a correlation effect. The main effort at preventing keloids' formation are not having any piercings or tattoos and notifying your doctor before any surgery of keloid history within your family. When they do form, there are a few possibilities that can be applied to diminish them with the ultimate goal of keloid removal.
One would hope that surgically removing them would solve the problem right away. Alas the nature of this scar makes for its re-formation on top of the surgery scar around 50%. Laser treatments were hoped to have a lower recurrence rate but to no avail.
Having said that paired with other treatment plans surgery can result with a lower possibility the reformation of the scar. Radiation therapy following the surgical removal of the scar is a treatment that can limit recurrence by up to 70% according to certain studies. On the other hand the possible side effects associated with using radiation can outweigh the treatment of what is a benign outgrowth of the skin. The feared outcome with this is malignancy.
Cryosurgery is said to help but its effect of leaving permanent hyperpigmentation limits its use with people with darker skin.
There does exist a natural and safe keloid treatment that does not leave any of these unwanted side effects. Used by itself or accompanying surgery, a skin cream containing all natural ingredients along with Helix Aspersa Muller (snail serum) has historically diminished the size and appearance of keloids. Keloid scars are treated successfully by this cream due to the fact its scar tissues are rejuvenated by the molecular properties inherent within snail serum. Keloid scar removal attempted with the use of a skin care cream such as BIOSKINREPAIR encompasses initiating the regenerative processes of the skin and orchestrating the biosynthesis and deposition of new collagen.
Published August 19th, 2010
Filed in Skin Care
