Take it from someone who has dealt with keloids for the last 15 years, irrespective of the fact you may have tried a plethora of solutions without success, there is a solution available to reduce the unsightly appearance of the scarring.

I started out with a couple of keloid scars across my chest and arms that spawned as a result of a cooking accident that left me with significant burns that required skin grafting. Despite appearing as a collective of small incidental scars, over time they grew to be larger than the French fries that caused the kitchen fire and burning in the first place.

KELOIDS EXPLAINED

If you've never heard of this type of scarring before, keloids are thick, itchy clusters of scar tissue that generally grow beyond the edges of a wound. They are sometimes very nodular in nature, and they are often darker in color than the surrounding skin. As was the case with me, keloid scars have a fondness for reappearing, sometimes requiring repeated treatment. Due to this unpleasant fact I have first hand experience with all the following treatment options.

KELOID TREATMENT AND PREVENTION

A key ingredient in learning to prevent keloids is to ascertain whether you are prone to such scarring. If this is the case it is highly advised to avoid any elective skin surgery and piercings. Unfortunately for me and my lovely mocha skin, keloids are most common in people with dark skin tones, although they can affect people with fair skin too.

Around my early thirties I decided to finally begin to treat my keloid scars and following my doctor's advice I undertook a series of corticosteroid injections. As if living through a nightmare, these unsightly scars proved too resilient and simply reoccurred once I stopped receiving the injections. I have also spoken with people with similar experiences after undertaking various laser treatments, radiation, freezing (cryotherapy), and other forms of surgical removal.

However, the treatment that has transformed my keloid problem is the daily application of a natural scar removal cream. Throughout the last 15 years this has been the only solution that has both reduced the appearance and size of the scarring, as well as curbing the introduction of new keloid scars. In addition, the cream thankfully removed the discomforting and incessant itching that comes with keloids.