CHICAGO — To avoid attention, Shannon Brown of Chicago learned not to put her hair up. Brown has keloids behind her right ear — thick, raised, irregular scarring caused by excessive tissue growth. At ...

A keloid is a scar that continues to grow beyond the original wound. Unlike a typical scar, which flattens and fades over time, a keloid becomes raised, firm, and may spread into surrounding healthy ...

A woman with a massive keloid on her ear has it removed live on The Doctors! Kia’s self-confidence is being affected by her ear keloid and she is constantly plagued with questions about it. It began ...

Although there is still work to do, two surgeries to remove keloids by a noted New York surgeon produced encouraging results for Roosevelt High School teacher Tony Perkins of St. Louis. St. Louis ...

Keloids are overgrown scar tissues that develop as a result of the skin's healing process going into overdrive. Unlike regular scars, keloids extend beyond the boundaries of the original wound and ...

Certain people are prone to keloids, a type of raised scar caused by dysfunctional wound healing. Surgery is an option to get rid of them, but for those unable or unwilling to undergo such procedures, ...

Antony Perkins developed his first keloid at age nine. Keloids are raised, lumpy, overgrown scar tissue that appears after a cut, burn or other trauma to the skin has healed. They are thought to be ...

Board-certified surgeons Dr. Gabriel Salloum and Dr. Roberto Mendez share insights into ear keloid treatment, emphasizing personalized care plans that combine surgical precision with advanced ...