Xiao Wang developed a boil on his left hip 13 years ago. The skin healed after the pus and formed a scar. A fava bean-sized mass appeared in the scar. At that time, I didn’t feel anything unusual, so I didn’t pay too much attention. Who would have guessed that the tumor grew bigger and bigger, and even grew to the size of a duck egg. Every day I walked, it wobbled like a “tail”, which seriously affected my daily life.
So, Xiao Wang went to the dermatology department of Weifang City People’s Hospital. Li Jinyong, the chief physician of the hospital, found a large mass on the buttocks of duck eggs, with telangiectasia on the surface, erosion and crusting on the top, and a hard texture. Xiao Wang was advised to be hospitalized immediately. After surgical treatment, the tumor was completely removed. Postoperative pathological tips: keloid. After healing, Xiao Wang gradually returned to his normal life trajectory.
What is keloid?
Keloid is mostly formed after skin trauma, but it can also form spontaneously. It is a pathological scar caused by abnormal hyperplasia of connective tissue in the skin. Keloid scars are divided into tumor-type keloids and inflammatory keloids. Tumor-type keloids, which are dark and distinctly raised lumps, resemble tumors. Inflammatory keloids are usually congested, soft, and accompanied by symptoms such as itching. The pathological changes are as follows: hyperplasia and thick collagen fibers are intertwined and arranged with unclear borders. Hyalinization appears in the later stage, the dermal papilla is compressed and flattened, and the appendages atrophy or disappear and are pushed to the periphery.
How to treat keloids?
Although keloids are not tumors, they can also cause serious physical and psychological burdens to patients. Existing treatment options include cryotherapy, local drug injection, surgical treatment, fractional laser, artificial fractionation, radiation therapy, etc., and a combination of various programs is also available. Surgical excision is the first choice for tumor-type keloids, and additional measures to prevent scarring are added after surgery. Inflammatory keloid treatment includes drug injection, redness removal laser, silicone preparations, topical drugs, etc. The Dermatology Department of our hospital has been committed to the treatment of keloids for decades, and has now carried out operations related to keloids treatment, such as local injection, fractional laser, artificial fractionation, redness removal laser, freezing, etc.
How to deal with keloid scars?
Keloid scars mostly occur in people with keloid constitution, and ordinary people don’t need to worry. Generally, some scarring will appear after surgery and trauma. There is no need to have too much psychological burden if you have keloids, and you can go to a regular hospital for treatment in time.