Keloid
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Sunday October 18th, 2009 @ 2:20 PM
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Hi I have had a keloid on my earlobe for the past 6 years. With time it has reduced to the size of the actual earlobe however, it is still raised. I have gone to doctors to see what they can do and they prescribed me some silicone sheets that did not do much. I have tried sea salt soaks ( I have have had an industrial piercing on the same ear for 3 years and still do sea salt soaks to keep it in check),massages with tea tree oil,and other “remedies” I have found on the internet. One of my questions is, how can I treat it? Another question is will it be possible to pierce and eventually stretch? I have been told it is pretty difficult to stretch scar tissue but, I was thinking since a keloid is just an excess of collagen, wouldn’t that just lead to thicker lobes? I honestly have been wanting to stretch my ears for over 4 years and the fact that I cannot do it makes me anxious -_-
Well your help will be greatly appreciated.
Thank You
- Danny with the fro
Danny, that picture is not showing up very well. Unfortunately I can’t see a thing!
If you have an actual keloid on your earlobe, I would seek the opinion of a dermatologist for removal and treatment. I personally don’t pierce through keloid scars as they can grow pretty rapidly.
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2 Responses to “Keloid”
What if it was only a hypertrophic scar. Would it be possible to pierce?
Danny on October 20th, 2009 at 12:45 pmIf it is just a hypertrophic scar it should be fine, because I had a scar inside one of my lobes and I pierced and stretched it and it turned out fine, but keloids are strange. They can grow without warning and grow and grow. Definitely should ask a dermatologist or maybe there is a piercer out there more familiar with keloids.
Augusta on November 25th, 2009 at 6:09 amLeave a Comment