Keloid, A Simple Guide to The Condition, Treatment And Related Conditions

By Kenneth Kee

This book describes the Keloid and its Treatment and Related Diseases such as Scar and Wound Healing in the Human Body

Keloid you are the scar tissue overgrown
You develop into an irregular swelling overblown
Unlike a scar you grow outside the wound location
Your tissues can be quite hard on palpation

You occur in men and women equally
Some causes are piercing of earlobes and body
Others are from cuts and abrasions
And also incision scars from operations

You can also develop from burns from fire or chemicals
From vaccinations and skin damage from cosmeticals
There may be bleeding and diabetes infections
Of the skin as part of the complications

Treatment is by injection of steroid into the lesions
Excision followed by injection of steroid or radiation
Cryosurgery or freezing is another way of treatment
Laser pulse treatment can also result in keloid reduction

-An original poem by Kenneth Kee

Keloid is an overgrowth of fibroblastic tissue that occurs in an area of injured skin.

Sometimes it may occur spontaneously.

A keloid is the growth of extra scar tissue where the skin has healed after an injury.

Keloids can be considered to be scars that do not know when to stop.

Keloids typically appear following surgery or injury but they can also appear spontaneously or as a result of some slight inflammation such as an acne pimple on the chest (even one that was not scratched or otherwise irritated).

Other minor injuries that can trigger keloids are burns and piercings.

Cause:

A Keloid is a dense fibrous tissue that forms scars as a result:

1. Skin injury -cuts and lacerations, even superficial abrasions

2. Burns - from injury to the skin

3. Chemical damage to the skin - cosmetics, sulphuric acid burns,

4. Infections of the skin -acne, abscess, ulcers

5. Surgery - incision scars after operations

6. Post vaccination scarring such as keloids over BCG vaccination

Symptoms of keloids:

1. Raised red fleshy looking irregular swelling of the skin located at site of injury

2. Smooth and shiny surface

3. Usually painless, mainly itchy

4. May grow bigger

5. Multiple swellings may also be present.

6. Irritated from friction such as rubbing on clothing

7. A keloid will tan darker than the skin around it if exposed to sun during the first year after it forms.

The darker color may not go away

Signs:

1. Swelling is red, fleshy looking with blood vessels present

2. Irregular appearance with shiny smooth surface

3. May occur anywhere on the body

4. Swelling quite hard on palpation

Diagnosis

1. Characteristic appearance at site of injury or surgery

2. Microscopic examination shows the presence of fibroblastic cells with blood vessels and nerve endings.

Treatment

The only treatment is removal of the keloid.

This can be done by:

1. Injection of corticosteroids into the base of keloids

2. Excision followed by corticosteroid injections.

3. Cryosurgery (freezing with liquid nitrogen)

4. Taping of keloid with pressure adhesive tape to prevent growth and flattening of keloids.

Some keloids may resolve spontaneously.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Keloid
Chapter 2 Interesting Facts about Keloids
Chapter 3 Treatment of Keloids
Chapter 4 Scars and Scar Healing
Chapter 5 Wounds and Wound Healing
Epilogue

• Language: English
• Publisher: Kenneth Kee
• Release date: Jul 9, 2018
• ISBN: 9780463792148

Kenneth Kee

Medical doctor since 1972.Started Kee Clinic in 1974 at 15 Holland Dr #03-102, relocated to 36 Holland Dr #01-10 in 2009.Did my M.Sc (Health Management ) in 1991 and Ph.D (Healthcare Administration) in 1993.Dr Kenneth Kee is still working as a family doctor at the age of 74However he has reduced his consultation hours to 3 hours in the morning and 2 hours inthe afternoon.He first started writing free blogs on medical disorders seen in the clinic in 2007 on http://kennethkee.blogspot.com.His purpose in writing these simple guides was for the health education of his patients which is also his dissertation for his Ph.D (Healthcare Administration). He then wrote an autobiography account of his journey as a medical student to family doctor on his other blog http://afamilydoctorstale.blogspot.comThis autobiography account “A Family Doctor’s Tale” was combined with his early “A Simple Guide to Medical Disorders” into a new Wordpress Blog “A Family Doctor’s Tale” on http://ken-med.com.From which many free articles from the blog was taken and put together into 1000 eBooks.He apologized for typos and spelling mistakes in his earlier books.He will endeavor to improve the writing in futures.Some people have complained that the simple guides are too simple.For their information they are made simple in order to educate the patients.The later books go into more details of medical disorders.He has published 1000 eBooks on various subjects on health, 1 autobiography of his medical journey, another on the autobiography of a Cancer survivor, 2 children stories and one how to study for his nephew and grand-daughter.The purpose of these simple guides is to educate patient on health disorders and not meant as textbooks.He does not do any night duty since 2000 ever since Dr Tan had his second stroke.His clinic is now relocated to the Buona Vista Community Centre.The 2 units of his original clinic are being demolished to make way for a new Shopping Mall.He is now doing some blogging and internet surfing (bulletin boards since the 1980's) startingwith the Apple computer and going to PC.The entire PC is upgraded by himself from XT to the present Pentium duo core.The present Intel i7 CPU is out of reach at the moment because the CPU is still expensive.He is also into DIY changing his own toilet cistern and other electric appliance.His hunger for knowledge has not abated and he is a lifelong learner.The children have all grown up and there are 2 grandchildren who are even more technically advanced than the grandfather where mobile phones are concerned.This book is taken from some of the many articles in his blog (now with 740 posts) A Family Doctor’s Tale.Dr Kee is the author of:"A Family Doctor's Tale""Life Lessons Learned From The Study And Practice Of Medicine""Case Notes From A Family Doctor"

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Keloid,

A

Simple

Guide

to

The Condition,

Treatment

And

Related Conditions

by

Dr Kenneth Kee

M.B., B.S. (Singapore)

Ph.D (Healthcare Administration)

Copyright Kenneth Kee 2013 Smashwords Edition

Published By Kenneth Kee at Smashwords.com

Dedication

This book is dedicated

to my wife Dorothy

and my children

Carolyn, Grace

and Kelvin

This book describes the Keloid and its Treatment and Related Diseases such as Scar and Wound Healing in the Human Body

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Introduction

Ode to Keloid

Keloid you are the scar tissue overgrown

You develop into an irregular swelling overblown

Unlike a scar you grow outside the wound location

Your tissues can be quite hard on palpation

You occur in men and women equally

Some causes are piercing of earlobes and body

Others are from cuts and abrasions

And also incision scars from operations

You can also develop from burns from fire or chemicals

From vaccinations and skin damage from cosmeticals

There may be bleeding and diabetes infections

Of the skin as part of the complications

Treatment is by injection of steroid into the lesions

Excision followed by injection of steroid or radiation

Cryosurgery or freezing is another way of treatment

Laser pulse treatment can also result in keloid reduction

-An original poem by Kenneth Kee

Interesting Tips about the Keloid

A Healthy Lifestyle

1. Take a well Balanced Diet

2. The only treatment is removal of the keloid.

This can be done by:

a. Injection of corticosteroids into the base of keloids

b. Excision followed by corticosteroid injections.

c. Cryosurgery (freezing with liquid nitrogen)

d. Taping of keloid with pressure adhesive tape to prevent growth and flattening of keloids.

e. Laser therapy is now used to treat many types of skin problems including keloids.

f. Should keloids occur, the most effective treatment is superficial radiotherapy (SRT), which can achieve cure rates of up to 90%.

It is often combined with steroid injections to give the best cosmetic result.

Some keloids may resolve spontaneously.

3. Keep bones and body strong

Bone marrow produces our blood

Eat foods rich in calcium like yogurt, cheese, milk, and dark green vegetables.

Eat foods rich in Vitamin D, like eggs, fatty fish, cereal, and fortified milk.

Eat food rich in Vitamins B and C such as green vegetables and fruits

Zinc and other minerals are important to the body

4. Get enough rest and Sleep

Avoid stress and tension

5. Exercise and stay