Keloid scar on right arm

What are other methods out there that work with the treatment of keloid scarring?  Does it ever get better or even look better?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
There are several treatment options available for the keloid treatment like mederma (allium cepa), natural treatments like mucin from the snail helix, moist wound dressings made of silicone gel which decreases the prominence of keloid scar over sometime, steroid injections, compression bandages, cryosurgery, and radiation & laser therapy. Surgery can also be done but the recurrence rate is up to 50% and the recurrent scar which develops is actually much bigger in size. Remember that no treatment is 100% effective in the case of keloids.  

I sincerely hope that helps. Take care.