Hypertrophic piercing bumps and keloid scars can look similar. However, there are various ways to differentiate them. Skin changes can occur at the site of piercings. Knowing how to tell the ...

Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD Hypertrophic scar treatments include silicone gel sheets, corticosteroid lotions or injections, cryotherapy, and laser therapy. However, these scars often go ...

Hypertrophic scar formation can occur as a result of an abnormality in these processes. The frequency of such scarring ranges from 40% to 94% following surgery and from 30% to 91% following a burn ...

Hypertrophic scars are smaller than keloids. And, unlike keloids, they can go away on their own over time. Hypertrophic scars occur at similar rates among men and women and affect people of all ...

Although doctors remain unsure of what causes scar tissue to form, they do know that hypertrophic scars and keloids can result from burns, insect bites, acne, chicken pox, piercings, tattoos, and ...

August 26, 2009 — Keloids and hypertrophic scars result from an exuberant healing response and are often difficult to distinguish and treat, according to a review of recommendations for family ...

Injections may help soften the appearance of keloid or hypertrophic scars. Injections of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) or bleomycin into scars can help reduce the size of the scar and ease itchiness and pain.

More severe types of road rash may produce a hypertrophic scar. Dermabrasion, skin grafting, and free flap procedures are common ways to fix this. Traumatic tattoos.

Sometimes, your body makes too much scar tissue, resulting in a keloid or hypertrophic (raised) scar. Over time, scars begin to flatten and fade, but they may never completely go away.