Risk Factors
Factors that increase your chance of keloids include:
- African American, Asian, or Hispanic ethnicity
- Between 10-30 years old
- Deep skin wounds, such as those from burns or surgical scars
- Scars from acne , vaccinations, or chickenpox
- Family history
Normal Surgical Scar
Ideally the scar tissue would stop developing at this point. With keloids, the scar tissue will grow beyond the borders of the original scar.
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