While hypertrophic and keloid scars may both look raised and firm, they are different— and one can't turn into the other. Hypertrophic scars develop within an injury or wound location ...

The proliferative phase occurs during the first few months, and pharmaceutical intervention can help to decrease the risk of aesthetically disfiguring hypertrophic or keloid scars, thereby ...

Corticosteroid Injection. Used only for hypertrophic scars or keloids, a series of injections with medicinal steroids may shrink an inflamed raised scar. Any Baylor Medicine Dermatologist can inject a ...

“It also prevents excessive scar tissue from forming, which is especially helpful for those prone to keloids or hypertrophic scars.” Like silicone zit stickers, scar tape adds a protective ...

Keloids are scars that appear raised because of excess scar tissue. You can prevent keloids by avoiding touching new wounds and applying silicone bandages to protect them. You can remove keloids ...