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Avoid getting your ears or other body parts piercedAvoid having surgery to take off a mole (unless your doctor or nurse says you need surgery)Treating acne or a cut right away.NOT shaving your neck " “ This can irritate pimples and make them form keloids after they heal.
If you have a cut or scar, you can: ‚
- Keep the cut or wound moist while it heals " “ You can put a thin layer of petroleum jelly on it. Cover it with a bandage or gauze. Keep the bandage clean and dry.
- Cover scars when you are in the sun " “ Do this for 3 months after the scar forms. You can also use sunscreen on the scar.
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Keloids from acne
A keloid is a growth that forms where the skin has healed from a cut or other injury. These keloids formed on skin that healed from acne.
Reproduced with permission from: Stedmans Medical Dictionary. Copyright ‚ © 2008 Lippincott Williams&Wilkins.
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Keloids from acne
A keloid is a growth that forms where the skin has healed from a cut or other injury. These keloids formed on skin that healed from acne.
Reproduced with permission from: Stedman's Medical Dictionary. Copyright ‚ © 2008 Lippincott Williams&Wilkins.
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