Keloid Scars - What They Are & What Is There Origin!  
 

When a raised ill defined growth takes place in place on damaged skin, an abnormal scar follows beyond the rim of the original spot of injury or damage on the skin. A survey has proved that some ethnicities are more prone to keloids than the others. The highly pigmented skinned people are more prone, almost by 15 times to developing keloids than the Caucasians. This is why the African –American or Hispanic group of people are 16% more prone to developing it than the others. 

Till date the causes of keloids have not been successfully determined. Some of the common causes of keloid are:-

• A setback or inflicted injury on the skin is the most common cause apparently for keloids.

• Besides this the places on the body more prone to skin or muscle tension is affected. However, if this was the cause then other places like palm of the hands and soles of the feet would have been affected by keloids too.

• Infection on the wound or the injury and also repeated setback on the same spot of skin might cause the development of keloid scars.

• Keloids can also be formed due to genetic reasons. If your previous generation might have suffered then you are at a greater risk of keloids.

• There are other theories to support views like how rise and fall of melanocyte hormone (MSH), reduced percentages of mature collagen and increased soluble collagen, or that very small blood vessels are blocked and consequently the lack of oxygen further increase keloid scarring.

Since there is still an absence of a full proof theory on the causes of keloids therefore lot of research is still on to find the causes. Until the causes are found, it is difficult to locate the cure for this disease. However, there are hindrances to this research too. While there is a large number of people suffering from this there is also very few medical experts engaged in this study. Perhaps this is what is delaying the discovery of preventive measures and more effective treatments. 

Can keloid scars be prevented?

The harsh truth is that there is not much you can do if you have the kind of skin which is prone to developing keloids after injuries. The most you can do is clean the wound and the area surrounding it. Besides if you are aware of genetic reasons and possibilities of developing keloids then you might as well be more careful. You can avoid harmful activities like tattooing and body piercing and if you are going for a surgery then you can tell your doctor beforehand. Moreover, since chances of recurrence are almost 50% high therefore pigmented skin people should avoid tattooing and piercing. 

Surgical treatment of keloid scars

Inspite of being the most effective and the least complex of treatments it still retains the recurrence rate at 50%.Though lasers maybe an alternate option but the results remain the same.

Non surgical treatments for keloid scars

One of the ways, Interferon therapy (drugs acting on the immune system),is said to be very effective and successful in reducing keloids and its scarring but it has too many side effects like toxicity, flu like symptoms, depression, nausea and vomiting. There is another option of compressing the keloid tissue for a long time and thus breaking  by softening the scar tissues. However, this also depends on the location of the keloid.Apart from this there are other options like antihistamines, vitamins, nitrogen mustard, Verapamil, retinoic acids but the results vary.

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