can i cover a keloid with a tat?
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if you are prone to getting keloids there is a high likelihood that getting a tattoo will cause a keloid. If this is your first tattoo you need to be aware of this.\nhttp://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/cos-204.html
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If you have a drugstore near you and if it sells it, there is cream called Ichthammol that you can use, that will draw it out from the skin. Make sure you cover the area with a bandage. If this is not available and you cannot remove it, please go to the ER so it can be removed.
658297
well may i suggest asking a tattoo artist if it can be inked over?  nice way to cover up scars, i've done it
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Treatments\n\nIt must be noted that there is NO known cure for keloids that will totally cure the problem. There are a few companies that are working towards a more effective treatment, focusing on aspects such as Transforming Growth Factor inhibition.\n\nSome of the treatment that are currently available are described below. These treatments have varying degrees of effectiveness. Usually, any inteference to a keloid can lead to it recurring and becoming bigger than it previously was.\n\n    * Surgery — Surgery requires great care during and after the operation. Keloids that return after being excised may be larger than the original. There is a 45% chance of recurrence after surgical removal. However, keloids are less likely to return if surgical removal is combined with other treatments. Surgical or laser excision may be followed by intralesional injections of a corticosteroid. Plastic closure of the skin including techniques such as v-plasty or w-plasty to reduce skin tension are known to reduce recurrence of keloids following excision.\n\n    * Dressings — Moistened wound coverings made of silicone gel (such as Dermatix) or silastic have been shown in studies to reduce keloid prominence over time. This treatment is safe and painless.\n\n    * Steroid injections — Steroid injections are best used as the scar begins to thicken or if the person is a known keloid former. A series of injections with triamcinolone acetonide or another corticosteroid may reduce keloid size and irritation. However injections are often uncomfortable and in large and/or hard scars can be difficult to inject requiring local anesthetic for people over 16, and full anesthetic for people under. The treatment area can become very painful as the anesthetic wears off.\n\n    * Compression — Compression bandages applied to the site over several months, sometimes for as long as six to twelve months, may lead to a reduction in the size of the keloid. This is the best treatment at preventing new scars.\n\n    * Cryosurgery — Cryosurgery is an excellent treatment for keloids which are small and occur on lightly pigmented skin. It is often combined with monthly cortisone injections. The use of cryotherapy is limited since it causes skin blanching. It freezes the skin and causes sludging of the circulation beneath, effectively creating an area of localized frostbite. There is a slough of skin and keloid with re-epithelization .\n\n    * Radiation therapy — Electron beam radiation can be used at levels which do not penetrate the body deeply enough to affect internal organs. Orthovoltage radiation is more penetrating and slightly more effective. Radiation treatments may reduce scar formation if they are used soon after a surgery while the surgical wound is healing. This is one of the more costly procedures.\n\n    * Laser therapy — This is an alternative to conventional surgery for keloid removal. Lasers produce a superficial peel but often do not reduce the bulk of the keloid. The use of dye-tuned lasers has not shown better results than cold lasers.\n\n    * Newer treatments — Drugs which are used to treat autoimmune diseases or cancer have shown promise. These include alpha-interferon, 5-fluorouracil and bleomycin. However, there is a need for further study and evaluation of this treatment technique.\n\n    * Natural treatments (in case of piercings)- Take a warm rag and hold it up against the keloid for about 5 minutes. This can also be done with a warm tea bag. Tea tree oil is also effective but is not recommended because it is an oil and oil can allow bacteria to stick to it.\n\n[edit] Case presentation
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Keliods and hyoertropic scarring is a scar combination build up of both skin cells and connective tissue that build up and scab over the wound.  these are known as fibroblasts. With keloid scarring, the fibroblasts keep growing, hence you get red, raised, often tender scarring.  This is due to an over abundance of collagen in th scar itself. \n There may even be a genetic connection.  This is common especially in dark toned people, and dark haired people, but can happen to anyone.\n  The prevention of keloids can  be as simple as don't gain the scar, but that isn't what your after. Treatments for keloids range from  laser surgugical removal, compression bandaging,  steroidal use, and silicone patches that could be cut into little circles with a pierced middle to where with your earrings. Some suggest that treatments such as vitamin and herbal immune sustaining suppliments such as vitamin E, evening primrose oil caps, a good b-complex and of course, vitamin C.  Hydrating yourself with water and juice will also promote healthy tissue. Massage to bring about good blood flow is also an option. \n There is a new topical homeopathic ointment called ELICINA® is a unique skin regenerating substance proven effective for the treatment of all types of scars. It stops itching, softens and helps to remove keloid scars and reduce pitted or ice pick scars. It also prevents scarring and acts as a natural remedy for acne.\n\n \n\nElicina is not a man made drug, pharmaceutical or medicine. It is gathered from the secretions left on his paths by the Chilean snail Helix Aspersa Müller. The very same he uses to quickly regenerate his own shell and skin when damaged. After years of proven effects, scientific validation and the invention of a patented process to make it into a topical cream, now presented as a natural remedy for acne and scars. \n\nThe secret of Elicina® lies in it's seven natural bio-available ingredients. They are: Natural Antibiotics, Glycolic Acid. Allantoin and Peptides (amino-acid chains that are parts of proteins and trigger skin cell reproduction and replacement of damaged cells), Collagen, Elastin, and Vitamins. All in a natural form, and combined in one unique and balanced substance by nature's wisdom itself.\nCheck out my source info and really do some research onine.  happy piercing
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Theres a make-up - I think it's called "dermablend" and it's used to cover scars and tattoos.  You can get it at JC Penney I think - or maybe Macy's.  You might wanna check online or call some of your local department stores and ask the cosmetics department.
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Go to the dermatologist--or better yet a plastic surgeon who specializes in skin.  Unfortunately, there is no topical cream that will take away a scar. Sorry, there just isn't.\n\nBut they have techniques now in plastic surgery/dermatology like dermabrasion and 'punch-hole" technique.\n\nI will tell U right now, don't waste your money on laser surgery.\nit costs a lot and the results are not nearly as good or worth what you payed for. \n\nYou need to see a plastic surgeon who does work with skin afflictions like pock marks.   \nOnly a plastic surgeon can do a punch-hole method, they literally take the scar out and add skin to fill the spot then dermabrasion over it to even it out.  \nOr they can inject it with silicone. or a collagen filler.
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I have pretty sensitive skin and i have 2 tattoos. It may just take longer to heal than most.  Make sure you take good care of it and follow the artists instructions to the letter.
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i wouldnt pop it. it could create a scar and altho they tell great stories, they arent attractive. not only that, it could take longer for it to heal. good luck with that
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I have gotten one removed by laser. Make sure they numb up the area. It is painful if they don't. It takes 5 or 6 times going in depending on the size/color of the tatoo. You have to wait a month between each session. For two weeks after a treatment you can't let the area get in the sun. The area is tender for about a week and gets discolored.  You apply antibiotic ointment. If you have any green in your tattoo, that is the hardest color to remove for some reason. The one I got removed you can still faintly see some green if you look hard. You can have permanent "light" area where your tatoo was depending on your skin tone.
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There are several issues that can cause bumps around piercings.  Some are related to infection, and may go away. First, remove the earring.. and keep it out.  Place warm/hot compresses on the area once or twice daily.  This may help the bump decrease in size.   \n\nAnother issue that is more difficult would be something called a "Keloid".  This is basically excessive scar tissue from injury.  Cells reproduce to fill in the tissue removed by the piercing.  In this instance, it continues growing because the cells are uncertain when to stop.  \n\nThose who are more prone to Keloids are of Asian or African descent, and tend to be genetic.  Those who are not under those categories can also have Keloids, as I am aware of people with many skin tones, (including very fair-skinned people) who have this issue.\n\nThere are various websites that claim cures for these, although I would recommend seeing a dermatologist or your general physician for treatment.\n\nKeep an eye on it, treat it gently and with hot compresses that will not burn the skin.  If it continues to bother you, seek treatment.  Piercing bumps can effect the remainder of your piercings, and could cause long-term damage.  I would absolutely not re-pierce the ear until you have determined the true issue, and are able to have it treated.\n\nEdited to add:  Please don't use peroxide.  It is not PH balanced.  It is actually harmful to skin..  use alcohol instead!\nBest wishes.
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If it is just a small scrape yes. If you are going to have a scar and it was bigger than a scrape then it might not right away or at all.
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laser and removal are your only options. laser isnt always 100 percent effective. removla is basically just that...the tattooed part or your flesh is actually cut off of your body and your flesh is grafted back together to cover the area. ouch = ) coverups are most effective....no matter how bad a tattoo turned out or how much you may dislike it now- a good artist can do something to it to where its more appealing
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The tattoo artist that did my piercing told me to crush up an aspirin and mix it with tea tree oil and make a paste, then apply the paste to the keloid every night for a week.  It stinks BIG TIME, but it seemed to do the trick.
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First of all, keloids are NOT restricted to only medium or dark skin tones...I have one from a surgery, and I have very light skin!They are simply more prone to be found on someone with darker skin tones. Secondly, a keloid itself is scar tissue that doesn't know when to stop growing, or...after the skin grows back during the healing process, this area doesn't stop when the skin is level, it keeps growing. A few ways to lessen the severity of a keloid is to receive Cortisone shots, or to try some of the over the counter scar treatments, such as mederma. These products contain silica, which is used in the production of silicone. Silicone for some reason can safely minimize a keloid. However, the strict regimine in applying these creams or patches can be hard to keep up with. Remember, if you have had a keloid in the past, it might mean you are more suceptible to getting them, so take that in to consideration when receiving more ear piercings.
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its not that bad ive had both, but dont not under any circumstances do it your self, you could get a really bad infection, go to a tatoo parlor to get it done. besides the needles they use a different, theyre hollow so it cuts a plug of skin out  and it heals all the way around, other needles just make a dull hole and it wont heal.
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You trying to be Magyver or something?  The best tatoos are done w/ hygenic practices.  What you are suggesting is not hygenic at all.  You could really end up messing yourself or someone else up bad.  Leave the tatooing to the professionals please.  Its really the safest bet.