General dermatology: Treating a large earlobe keloid. For medical education- NSFE.
For medical education- NSFE. This patient has a pretty large keloid on his left earlobe, triggered by an ear piercing. Keloids occur most often on the earlobes, the chest, back, and upper arms. It is when scar tissue from an episode of “trauma” gets hyperexcited and grows beyond the bounds of the original wound. Usually […]