Keloids
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Permalink Reply by Marty Glenn on
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Gabe
Keloid is a form of scarring. Not everyone forms this type of scarring. It is a stretch to say that it is African DNA but I am sure if you google search 'Keloid Scarring', you would find a 1,000 listings or many more regarding your exact needs. I can almost be 100% sure that to fix your skin concerns a dermatologist or plastic surgeon may be your best bet. Hope this helps...
Marty
SkinCareScience.com
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Permalink Reply by Gabe on
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Yes my teacher said my scarring is out of the scope of an aesthetician, but for my knowledge the scarring can be flattened but the hyper pigmentation will always be there.
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Gabe
I wont disagree with your teacher but...
A board certified plastic surgeon who deals in acne scarring might be worth a serious look and the
hyper-pigmentation should be looked at under a wood’s lamp. That will give you a clear idea about how deep it goes. Be careful, pigmentation can hide underneath the keloid scarring and underneath itself in different layers of the skin.
You will see this effect mostly when you have not done a wood’s lamp review of the skin with your client and you peel and or do a skin treatment and over time the same skin coloring does not seem to move (and its not a freckle) but changes color and shape.
The last paragraph is a little more then you asked but just an FYI for you. Best of luck.
Marty
SkinCareScience.com
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Permalink Reply by Sueli Matos on
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Hi Martin,
Your Skin Lightening Sensitive Skin can be used in the summer?
Thank you for your inf.about it. :)
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Suelie,
I am not sure what your asking... Or if it is for me? My real name is Martin so I guess...?
But, let me answer this way: Any skin lightening program will not know if its summer or winter. That is because the products work extra hard to stop the process while for some reason during this process the sun allows them to appear with greater ease. With that said, you almost need your clients to never go outside if treating a serious case. Just kidding but sorta not.
You can do a lot during any whitening program to keep the face out of the sun so I would say yes to your question but when dealing with the tops of hands or arms, its a different story.
Marty
SkinCareScience.com
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Permalink Reply by Cindy Greenwood on
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Gabe -
not sure what your instructor meant, but it sounds kind of ignorant.
I am so sorry to hear that you are dealing with this - I know it must be difficult.
The majority of keloid scars that I have seen HAVE been on African-Americans, however I have two clients that have keloid scars that are Anglo/european...one of them has Lupus though.
If a person is prone to keloids then even a plastic surgeon cannot promise good results. You can do some on-line research as Marty suggested - but I would only discuss this with a medical professional who is knowledgeable about the condition.
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Yes, it's very difficult. I haven't taken my shirt off in years out of embarrassment from the keloids. My acne was so bad my derm had me on accutane.
It'll probably be very expensive for me to have these removed since a plastic surgeon isn't covered by my insurance.
To my knowledge African Americans get keloids because of the abundance of collagen. My family is of Mediterranean decent, name Spain, Portugal, and Italy. I don't know if that has anything to do with it.
Thanks for all of the information, it really has been a struggle :(
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Permalink Reply by Renee Diak-Witek on
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Hi Gabe,
I agree with seeing a plastic surgeon. I had to have a tumor removed in one of my glands with a fat graft placed. The incision was made from the top of my ear on the face side, down and around the back of the ear and into the neck area. While he did a beautiful job, there was an area behind the ear towards the hairline that formed a keloid. After about a year from the surgery, he injected some cortisone. It took a couple of months but it did flatten out. I was very pleased. Let me know if you would like any additional info.
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