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have keloids on both my ears because about four years ago, I got my ears pierced for the first time when I met my husband. My husband wanted to make me more beautiful, so I got the pierced ears and got the automatic studs put in. We went out as soon as I got my ears pierced, so he asked me to switch the studs to a pair of hanging earrings.
From then on, I kept switching the earrings and never returned to the studs, so about a year later, I noticed some small keloids forming. However, other people in my life had keloids but I'd never seen them grow past a certain size. Now, my keloids were medium in size, so I kept inserting earrings like the other women in my life had. But that only made matters worse because soon I couldn't wear earrings at all.
My husband tried to buy me some scar cream but it was in a little container for me to squeeze the cream out of and it only minimized one keloid. I wish he would have bought two but those little containers of cream was a lot of money.
Now, my scars seem twice as big and I want to get surgery for to remove them. I've been unsuccessful at finding a plastic surgeon who will help me to remove them in my city and everytime my husband and I have enough money to do the surgery, the money always seem to go elsewhere.
These scars have lowered my self-esteem because even though I am an introverted and inward person, it has made me stay inside even more than I used to. I wear wigs (since my hair isn't long enough to cover them anymore) that I have to keep updating almost every three months to keep the public from seeing them and being even more embarrassed than I already am about these scars.
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  | Posted May 9th, 2008 at 1:01PM I have a beautiful 16 year old daughter who has a keloid on one ear.It is growing at an alarming rate and she is really into her looks.She hides it with her hair also.She is afraid to get the surgery because of the possibility of it coming back larger.I tell her that it's not what on the outside that counts but what's on the inside.Keep your head up and think of all the blessings in your life. +4 nods   |
 | Posted Oct 25th, 2008 at 9:32PM I have a keloid Scar aswell...Im 19 Got my ear pierced at 17 a year later when I was 18 I started to feel a lump developing and now its grown quite big. First I went to see a doctor and he told me there was basically nothing he could do for me on the NHS here in the UK. He said it would only be seen as cosmetic which means I would have to pay a lot of money for!...I didnt like this idea!!!....Im only 19! I Then thought it through and thought I didnt want to live the rest of my life covering up my ear eith hats so I'll save money for cosmetic surgery! I called up different Cosmetic surgeons and the prices I were told ranged from £1000 - £1500....No way I could save up for that as a student!!!! So I decided to go see my doctor again...cry my heart out and let him no that this scar was starting to depress me and that I never left the house without a hat! (Im a boy so no hair!) The doctor then referred me to a dermotologist where they injected the keloid to reduce it in size and booked my an oppointment to get it surgically removed at Christmas time all on the NHS! This will actually be the best Christmas present I could wish for...Im very scared it will grow back but im thinkin positively and hoping it will all go smoothly. +4 nods |
 Feeling serene | Posted Oct 27th, 2008 at 11:57AM Eniawd, I'm glad you're getting your keloid scar removed. I'm in the US and it's even harder to find someone to perform my surgery and see how much it costs. However, your comment has given me some sort of idea on what to look for in my searches to get it removed. Thanks. |
 | Posted Oct 27th, 2008 at 12:23PM wow...How are you? +2 nods |
 | Posted Dec 18th, 2008 at 11:59AM You have to be very careful not to get any pericings. I have a keloid on my tongue and ear. Also I have keloids on my shoulders and back. I'm very self conscious about it. In the summer I'm always very uncomfortable in my bathing suit and I wear a shirt alot of the time. The doctor told me I could have gotten these scares on my back and shoulders from chicken poxs or acne. I went to see a dermatalogist for awhile and got monthly injections of cortizone to reduce the size and eventually a procedure that would change the color to match my skin . This was all covered under my insurance I jsut needed a referral from my primary doctor. +2 nods |
 | Posted Feb 4th, 2009 at 5:40AM I have a keloid scar, on my chest, I am now undergoing steroid treatment to flatten the scar, prior to that I was prescribed Dermatix which is a cream especially for Keloids, it worked quite well but because my scar was a bit old for treatment it wasnt as sucessful as it could have been. I Personally would not recommend having Keloids removed unless the Doctor is prepared to prescribe you this cream, it is Expensive. Unfortunately with Keloids you dont know when you are going to get them or where, I got slashed on my leg once, no scar, I also a a c-section no scar, I had a small lump on my chest, I have a Keloid 2 3/4 by 1 1/2 inches. My second c-section is half healed perfectly and half Keloid! You just dont know when or where so research and be carefull. Remember the cream DERMATIX at least that is what it is called in UK. Good luck everyone. +2 nods |
Feeling serene | Posted Feb 4th, 2009 at 11:49AM Dermatrix was the cream that I tried and it was way expensive. My husband bought me one bottle and after that we couldn't afford it anymore. It was very effective but too expensive. When I get my taxes, I'll get a plastic surgeon to remove them both. |
| Posted Feb 4th, 2009 at 11:55AM I got Dermatix free on presccription over here, unfortunately i dont know how the system works where you are, but ebay is often a cheaper way to get it. Get the 60mg as it is often better value for money x +2 nods |
Feeling serene | Posted Feb 4th, 2009 at 11:59AM Thanks Sensational, I'll look into both options. |
 | Posted Feb 7th, 2009 at 3:07PM I can relate to physical scarring, but not keloid scarring. At the tender age of 7, I was bit on the right side of my face by my great-grams dog. The dog came close of biting my right eye out and the right part of my nose. I can remember that night as if it happened yesterday ( I can still remember the weather conditions, what I was wearing, and what hospital I was taken to--even what time the bit had occurred). I grew up being teased and been called names from my own sister, but I wouldn't let that get me down. I still held my head high and walked with pride, I was not going to let those with perfectly flawless skin bring me down. My attitude then ( and now) if they don't like me or they wish to judge me by the way I look, they all can kiss my happy Italian a** until it turns purple. It's all about how you feel about yourself, because no ones opinions means crap, the only one that matters is yours and yours only and to hell what society says. +4 nods |
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