clavicle hypertrophic scarring

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Wednesday June 11th, 2008 @ 7:28 AM

Filed under: Surface/Unusual

can a hypertrophic scar turn into a keloid?

my piercer confirmed i had hypertrophic scars on my clavicle piercings and suggested i use tea tree oil,i have been doing so,and nothng seems to be working,baring in mind ive only been using it for 2 days. im very worried as i know keloids have to be removed surgically, and i pride myself on my appearance i dont want ugly massive scars on my chest nevermind that can grow to an abnormal size!

thankyou

Let me get this right….You have clavicle surface piercings and you DON’T want “ugly massive scars on my chest, nevermind that can grow to an abnormal size”

?O_0?

Just tossing it out there, cuz, well I wouldn’t be doing my thang-a-lang if I didn’t…But did the piercer you got to do these clavicle piercings…Did they bother to tell you that these types of piercings quite often have a high rejection rate…And the result of said rejection rate would be quite often visible scarring?

I only ask because I’m just curious that’s all, cuz “visible scarring” is something ALL individuals who get surface piercings should be potentially prepared to have, incase their surface piercings do reject.

Know that these magic potion ideas are not guaranteed to work instantly/over night…It is something that will take more than just a couple days of doing it here an there.

If you don’t mind me asking how old is your clavicle piercings? Also what manner of jewelry do you have inserted? Is it Metal based or some type of “Flexible” jewelry? Does the jewelry exit out of the skin almost parallel or does it appear to come out of your skin straight (ie: 90 degree bends in the jewelry)?

Personally I’m not a huge fan of Tea Tree Oil, its really a hit or miss product that can either help or produce more complications/problems.

Other than the tree trea oil, exactly what aftercare protocols have you been doing and for how long have you been doing them?

Since your piercer advised tea tree oil though I’d continue doing that for roughly about a week or two. If you do not see any clear signs of improvement consult your piercer immediately.

And just a reminder know that if these piercings fail, you WILL have visible scarring…Just realy trying to let that sink home for you and everyone else when it comes to certain piercings and the aftermaths that can come from removal due to rejection,etc.

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