It is the very usual phenomena: when our skin gets injured, something surrounds it for the time until it gets healed to the full right? Well, those are some tissues which are mostly fibrous ones and are often referred to as scar tissues and they keep on surrounding the area of injury or wound until it gets healed to the full. So far, everything is good and perfectly normal but the problem arises when these scar tissues grow excessively and form some hard and smooth growth. These growths are basically referred to as Keloids scar.
One of the worst problems with Keloids is that they can be of much larger size than the original wound itself and as a result can be seen and identified easily from some distance. Some of the most favorite places of Keloids are the face, cheeks, shoulder, chest and earlobes. However, this does not mean that Keloid cannot form anywhere else because literally, it has the license of forming itself in almost any part of the body. A person needs to keep in mind that Keloid is not in any way hazardous to your health but however, it can prove to be a cosmetic problem if it is in any part of the body which is mostly exposed to the eyes of others.
The story of forming Keloid is not of a day or a week. It in most cases take up many weeks and even months to form properly. Keloid, as said before, might not be harmful to your health, but certainly can prove to be a lot itchy. It is possible that you may face certain discomfort from them because of the clothes that you choose to wear over them. It can happen because of the friction that they may produce when they collide with each other. There is another thing which is quite rare but is possible for those who have been undergoing through this phenomena and that is the expansion of Keloid to multiple parts of the body. If in case this happens, then the sufferer will find a really hard time in moving his limbs because excessive keloids restrict the movements making you dependent on others!
We are sure that if the Keloid on your body is in a part which is exposed then you will definitely want to get it removed. Adding to that, the tanning from the sun may also help in discoloring of the Keloid further adding exposing it to the general public. The only way you can avoid this from happening is keeping your Keloid under the cover all the times so that it does not only stays hidden from the eyes but from the sun as well.
In general cases, most of the people suffering from Keloid do not go to a doctor since there is not much he is able to do. However, it is highly recommended to you to visit a doctor if you have been experiencing growth in your keloid scars from quite some time because it can be a symptom of skin cancer. So, if this is the case with you, we recommend that you go to your doctor right away!