About Collegen Cause for Hypertrophic Scars, Keloids Treatment and Ear Keloid Scar Removal

Keloid and hypertrophic scars look similar and have an excessive collagen formation as a cause in common, but they are different. This difference is all about boundaries. Hypertrophic stays in, whereas keloids takes collagen production uncontrollably beyond a wound’s boundary.

Hypertrophic scars are not uncommon, and symptom indication is a red, raised, and sometimes itchy, scar. In the many instances, this collagen growth is only temporary.

Hypertrophic scars tend to fade back toward a more normal scar appearance, albeit it may take a year, or two, or three…

Keloid scars, with their mounds of collagen buildup, are red and raised as well. May also include symptoms of:

Some are more prone to keloid formation, sometimes forming them even in response to a very minor injury, for instance a scratch.

After keloids completely form, treatment is difficult. However, if treated during the course of your wound healing, compression and injection suppression treatments have demonstrated success in keloids after healing appearance.

Those who are prone to collagen excessive scarring should get with their doctors upon initial indication of keloid or hypertrophic development for exploration of this option.

Keloids usually require no treatment, but some options for treatment to help reduce their size include:

Surgical removal of keloids is an option, but surgery’s skin cutting itself creates the risk for even more scar tissue to form. An ear keloid is often surgically removed, followed up with a series of injections.

Most keloids do not negatively impact your physical health, and they routinely flatten and become less noticeable over the years.

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