MeSH tree: C17.300.200.425
Keloids are raised, overgrown scars that can develop after skin injuries or surgery, often extending beyond the original wound boundaries. For many people, keloids are more than just a cosmetic concern; they often cause distressing ...
Oct 8, 2025
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Not all moisturizers are equal when it comes to scar management, according to new research by University of Adelaide experts and researchers at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
Oct 3, 2025
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Charles Owusu Aseku has traveled across Ghana and beyond in search of care for the large growth of tissue called a keloid on his neck since 2002. The 46-year-old was growing increasingly frustrated after two unsuccessful ...
Mar 29, 2025
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A study in PNAS Nexus explores the microbiome of keloids, which are treatment-resistant raised scars.
Jul 31, 2024
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RIKEN geneticists have developed a tool that can quickly and accurately analyze variants in mobile genetic elements, commonly known as "jumping genes." This promises to shed light on the role such variants play in disease.
Oct 31, 2023
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New research, published in Matrix Biology, has revealed a potential therapeutic target within keloid cells, which could provide new treatments for a range of skin diseases and fibrosis, including keloid scars.
Oct 5, 2023
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Piercings can be a fun way to express yourself, but they can also cause complications—particularly in areas that aren't the earlobes—and need proper care.
Sep 25, 2023
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Maybe you've had a skin cancer removed from your face or body. Perhaps you had an injury or accident and needed stitches. However you came by a cut on your skin, you probably want to make it appear as small as possible as ...
Jan 16, 2023
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Seeking to discover the association between excessive scarring and other conditions, researchers in the School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences and St John's Institute of Dermatology at King's College London used medical ...
Jan 9, 2023
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Throughout history, body piercing has been a symbol of beauty, sexuality, ritual initiation and rites of passage.
Oct 12, 2022
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