Keloid

A scar that stays red and firm after the wound has healed, or spreads wider than the original injury, may be a keloid rather than an ordinary scar. Keloids often fail to settle on their own over time and may keep growing, sometimes with itching, tenderness, or pain.

id Clinic reviews the size and thickness of the scar, its location, symptoms, and how far it has progressed, then designs a treatment direction suited to each person's condition.

When the skin is wounded, collagen and other new tissue form to repair it. If collagen builds up excessively during this process and the scar tissue keeps proliferating, a keloid can form that hardens and rises beyond the border of the original wound. Keloid treatment applies the method suited to the condition to moderate the excess scar tissue and the related response, aiming to ease how far the scar protrudes along with redness, itching, and pain.

Unlike ordinary scars, keloids can grow beyond the boundary of the original wound, may keep their size or protrusion over time, and can recur after treatment. That is why care needs to consider not only the visible scar but also its current progression, symptoms, and location.