Acne Scar Treatment / Acne

Intralesional Therapy for Keloids / Acne

• Keloids are firm, pink to red, itchy, irritated bumps that tend to gradually enlarge and appear at the site of previous skin damage.
• Keloids develop as a consequence of abnormal scar formation.
• People with darker skin are typically more predisposed to develop keloids.
• Simply cutting out a keloid is likely to result in an even larger keloid developing at the excision site.
• People who have a tendency to form keloids should avoid any cosmetic surgery, tattoos, piercing.
• Keloids tend to occur on the shoulders, chest, ears, and back.

Intralesional therapy helps in flattening the growth. Medicines used in intralesional therapy includes triamcinolone acetonide, 5 fluorouracil, hyaluronidase, botulinum toxin.