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My 16 year old daughter had knee surgery about 16 months ago.  Initially the incision on the inside of her knee/leg was thin.  It has grown to an ugly 1/4" wide by 4" long keloid scar.  What do dermatologists normally recommend to improve or eliminate the keloided scar.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
No treatment for keloids is considered to be 100% effective.Some of the treatment options are application of creams like Mederma or contractubex gel,silicone gel dressings,surgery,steroid injections,compression bandage,cryosurgery,laser therapy and alpha-interferon, 5-fluorouracil and bleomycin.

Pls discuss these treatment option with a dermatologist.

I hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional doubts.Kind regards.