. I have had the scar from when I was about 12 or so (I am 28 now). The scar is about an inch long now and a third of an inch wide. I have some questions about this.
- I don't remember ever getting hurt there. With such a big scar, I think I would have remembered. Question: Can you get a keloid scar formation from no apparent injury or from a very minor injury?
- The scar has grown in size and I feel it has been growing. So I am now measuring it regularly. Question: Do Keloid Scars grow so many years after being first noticed?
- I was scared that it may be skin cancer and showed it to a friend who is a doctor, informally. He said since there is some hair growth on the scar itself, it is not likely to be and there is nothing to worry about. Question: Does sparse hair grow on the surface of keloid scars?
- Finally, it pains occasionally and I wanted to know if this is common
tissue that replace normal skin (or other tissue) after injury. A scar results from the biologic process of wound repair in the skin and other tissues of the body. Thus, scarring is a natural part of the healing process.
In a person with this tendency even a minor injury can lead
to keloid formation.
Keloid scars are a more serious form of scarring, because they can carry on growing indefinitely into a large, tumorous (although benign