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keloid, above the ear, keloid, pigmented, keloid, on the foot, hypertrophic scar, keloid scar, scar, hypertrophic, keloids, an overgrowth of scar tissue, site of a healed skin injury, keloids occur from such skin injuries, surgical incisions, traumatic wounds, vaccination sites, burns, chickenpox, acne, minor scratches, fairly common in young women, african americans, keloidosis, term used, multiple, repeated keloids, produced, most keloids, flatten, become less noticeable, a period of several years, become irritated from rubbing on clothing, forms of friction, extensive keloids, become binding, limiting mobility, cosmetic changes, affect the appearance, exposure, sun, first year, the keloid's formation, cause the keloid to tan darker than surrounding skin, dark coloration, become permanent, a skin lesion that, flesh-colored, red, pink, located over the site of a wound, injury, lesion, nodular, ridged, lesion, itch, formation, growth, diagnosis is made on the basis, the appearance, the skin, scar, a skin biopsy needed to rule out other skin growths, tumors, keloids often, require no treatment, keloids reduced in size by freezing, cryotherapy, external pressure, corticosteroid injections, laser treatments, radiation, surgical removal, not unusual, keloids to reappear, larger than, after they have been removed, discoloration from sun exposure, prevented by covering the forming keloid, a patch, bandaid, by using sunblockers, spending time, in the sun, extras protection measures, at least 6 months after injury, surgery, an adult, up to 18 months, child, keloids, not medically dangerous, affect the cosmetic appearance, spontaneously reduce in size over time, removal, reduction, not be permanent, surgical removal, a larger keloid scar, psychological distress, keloid is large, disfiguring, recurrence of keloid, discomfort, tenderness, irritation, the keloid, keloids develop, removal, reduction is desired, new symptoms develop.