what is the best way to get rid of them?
So keloids??
You may wanna try using silicone gel (eg. Cica care) to help lighten and flatten the keloid. It takes time though...visible results may only be seen after 1 month of using it. Better results can be achieve if you start using it early (old keloids are more resistant). Hope that helps!
Reply:I was prescribed cream and then steriod injections. The injections helped but I need to get a couple more. They are a pain and I cannot wear cute tops because of them!
Reply:Surgical removal is an option, but you run the risk of replacing one keloid scar with another. Talk to your doctor about various options and determine which one is the best course of action.
Reply:Some people have had good luck using Vit. E directly applied to scars and keloids. Poke a hole in a Vit. E capsule - with a pin or needle - squeeze the Vit. E. oil onto the keloid. It can't hurt and, as I recall, one of my nieces used it on her keloids, years ago.
Also, since taking zinc works to reduce stretch marks, it may be worth trying for keloids. It's best to divide the zinc dosage so you get a balanced effect - such as, if you use 50 mg, take 25 mg in the morning and the evening. Very dry skin or scalp can reveal a zinc deficiency and zinc with increased Vit. C was suggested by my son's allergist. We found it helped tremendously in his case.
Heavy use of coffee and/or tobacco depletes the system of zinc. If this applies to you, or if you have dry skin, taking zinc may help.
As wierd as it sounds, friends of mine are using Prep. H for cold sores since there's shark liver oil in it [powerful stuff with healing benefits]. If shark oil is the ingredient [in Prep. H] which shrinks hemorrhoids might shark oil shrink a keloid? Makes sense to me to keep a tube handy for various uses. Shark oil isn't that easily or inexpensively found elsewhere. [Generics like Prep. H. may contain shark oil - I know one does.]
Keloids are an atypical scarring response so if you keloid, to risk surgery would likely result in more keloids. You may find new ways to treat them on WebMD.com - a reliable website which I'll often search. It's up to date on most health related topics.
