Re: keloids

Posted By There are products available.... on December 11, 1998 at 00:50:33:

In Reply to: keloids posted by Joanne on December 10, 1998 at 12:10:04:






Hi, I have MG. I had a thymectomy in May.  My question is what causes the
insision to keloid?  My whole scar is raised and I was told it is keloids.
My surgeon did not mention this when I saw her 6 weeks after surgery.  It is still very
is still very sensitive to the touch and quite itchy.  What can be done for this??
this?
Thank you for your consideration.
Joanne

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There are products available on the market, w/out a prescripiton, to treat
keloids. I can't remember the names of them right off the top of my head,
but most of them are a medical-grade silicone sheeting that is placed over
the keloid, for a number of hrs a day, held in place either w/ tape or a
sort of netting. This technique apparently comes from treatments used on
burn victims to help skin grafts heal properly.
I know one of the companies has a website, as I looked it up long ago (I
have severe scarring on my face from cystic acne). Perhaps if you do a
search on "keloids" or "scar management" on one of the search engines, it'll
turn up!!
Good luck! :^)