Contents:
- Medical Video: My Keloid Nightmare!
- What are the characteristics of keloids when they first appear?
- Initially, a scar appears
- Grow slowly
- Pale with a dense but chewy texture
- It feels painful, itchy and painful
Medical Video: My Keloid Nightmare!
Keloids are excess scar tissue that forms on the wound that has just recovered. Due to overgrowth, the part overgrown with keloids will stand out on the skin. Keloid doesn't just grow out of nowhere, but slowly. However, we can detect the characteristics of keloids that will grow from the beginning.
Not everyone who has a scar will experience keloids. Some wounds such as burns, severe pimples, and surgical scars can be overgrown with keloids. The cause is unknown, but genetic factors (heredity) are one of the causes of keloids.
For more details, the following various characteristics of keloids are usually indicated at the beginning of their appearance.
What are the characteristics of keloids when they first appear?
Keloid does not appear instantly. Usually, the appearance of keloids is marked by various signs such as:
Initially, a scar appears
Usually keloids begin with scars that are pink, red, or purple. The shape is diverse, can be round and also oval. If the scars start to appear there are bumps of different colors compared to other parts of your skin, it could be the initial sign of keloid.
Grow slowly
Keloid usually appears with a small size, until a long time enlarges and continues to spread. Therefore, it is not uncommon for keloids on your scars to be large enough to interfere with their appearance. Keloids appear slowly and usually take 3 to 12 months or even longer in the part of the skin that has a scar.
Pale with a dense but chewy texture
Scars that have been overgrown with keloids will usually feel different when touched. Generally it will feel more prominent with a dense but chewy texture. In addition, the color is also usually paler or darker over time compared to other parts of the skin.
Keloids that are dark in color are usually caused by exposure to direct sunlight to that area.
It feels painful, itchy and painful
The characteristics of keloids grow in the beginning, you will feel itching, pain, and also pain in the scar part. However, these symptoms generally disappear by themselves when the keloid has stopped growing. Try not to scratch it too hard. You can compress it with warm water if the itching is quite disturbing.
