r/interestingasfuck 8h ago

Before & After removing Keloid tumor

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u/GreenPanadol11 8h ago

Would the keloids grow back?

u/EnergyVanquish 8h ago

It’s possible but it’s different for everyone, sometimes they never come back, some have them slowly return and some people even have them even more aggressively after removable.

u/LogicalBasis9117 7h ago

Depends on a few factors, but yes it is possible. I'm assuming his surgeons probably recommended radiation therapy, in which case it's more likely than not that they won't grow back. Even if they did though, I'm doubtless that they also recommended he use silicon treatments if it occurs again, which should prevent it from getting this out-of-hand at the very least.

u/Laiko_Kairen 6h ago

The guy is from a place where the hospital closes on certain days. He got treated on a charity hospital ship. I do not think radiation therapy is likely to be accessible to him over the lung term, sadly

u/RamblingJosh 7h ago

I think it's hard to say with a case like this - but my experience with keloid scars is that they have always grown back.

When I consulted a dermatologist, they told me that some people see success with radiation, but we ultimate decided it wasn't worth attempting in my case.