According to PubMed, the ear is one of the most common sites of keloid formation, usually associated with the wearing of earrings. However, although this is a small perforating lesion that is equal on both sides, keloids are bigger and more prevalent on the posterior surface.
Reading on to learn more about the ear keloid scars, the causes of these keloids as well as discovering a clinically-proven solution for scar management.
What is the ear keloids?
Healthline indicates that “Keloids are overgrowths of scar tissue caused by trauma to your skin. They’re common after ear piercings and can form on both the lobe and cartilage of your ear. Keloids can range in color from light pink to dark brown”. Ear keloids are among the most challenging plastic surgery conditions and may have significant psychosocial impact for the patient. Their aesthetic considerations are serious and despite a variety of treatment options, they often proved to be recurrent.
The causes of ear keloids
Basically, getting your ears pierced might lead to injury. As wounds heal, fibrous scar tissue starts to replace old skin tissue. Healthline states that “sometimes your body makes too much scar tissue leading to keloids, and this extra tissue starts to spread out from the original wound, causing a bump or small mass that’s larger than the original piercing”.
On the ear, keloids typically begin as small round bumps around the piercing site. Sometimes they develop quickly, but usually they appear several months after you pierce your ear. Your keloid may continue growing slowly for the next few months. Additionally, an ear keloid can form from any kind of injury to your ear skin due to surgical scars, acne, chickenpox, insect bites, tattoos…
Clinically-proven scar management
Fortunately, these ear keloid scars might be minimized and treated with a clinically-proven solution.
Topical silicone gel has been on the market for over 30 years, and numerous clinical studies support its effectiveness in flattening and reducing the appearance of scars such as keloids and hypertropic scars. According to scar professionals, the silicone creates a protective barrier over the scar which allows it to mature while helping to prevent production of excess scar tissue, thus minimizing the scarring. The silicone layer also assists with hydration of the scar to restore healthy pigmentation to the skin.
We do recommend Nourisil™ MD for scar management of cases of ear keloids because of its unique benefits differentiating from other silicone gel products on the market. Nourisil™ MD contains a unique blend of 5 silicones and Vitamin E to help heal scars. Additionally, Nourisil™ MD is an ultra-light, transparent, non-sticky, and self-drying silicone gel (only within 60 seconds), all of which make it to be suitable for your scar care.
You don’t have to live with unwanted scarring. Try silicone-based Nourisil™ MD supplied by us today and see the difference!