Posts tagged: piercings

Jan 23 2009

When ear piercings lead to keloid formation

A rare occurrence where a routine ear piercing goes horribly wrong.

When ear piercings lead to keloid formation

Keloids are fibrous growths that uncommonly occur in cases of wound healing. They present predominantly in blacks, and any type of skin piercing can affect those predisposed to the disease.

The lesions can be severely disfiguring and painful, and often recur after treatment. The first-line therapy is injection of steroids into the keloid, Read more »