Treating Scars And Keloids With Dr. Arviv

Arviv Medical Aesthetics represents the latest advances in the art of facial and body rejuvenation. Combining the luxury elements of a spa with the safety and superior clinical capabilities of the medical profession, we are one of the fastest-growing practices in Westchase of Tampa Bay and with a new office in Midtown, Miami. Dr. Tali Arviv, founder of Arviv Medical Aesthetics helps patients look and feel better with a team that takes pride in improving the lives of those who seek their expertise. With advanced medical technology and expertise in the most cutting-edge aesthetic techniques and procedures, the team at Arviv Medical Aesthetics are able to promote a positive experience that brings rejuvenation and improved self-esteem.

Haute Beauty chats with Dr. Arviv to learn more about treating keloids, an extremely common condition that arises after a scar is formed. Read on to learn about your options when it comes to treating keloids.

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Keloids are a type of raised scar that occurs where the skin has healed after an injury. After your skin is injured there is an increase in skin cell growth forming a scar. In some cases, the scar tissue continues forming long after the wound heals. This extra scar tissue causes the raised area on your skin called a keloid. Anything that can cause a scar can cause a keloid, which includes cuts, wounds, acne, insect bites, injection sites, burns, tattoos, and piercings. Keloids sometimes show up 3 months or longer after your skin is initially injured, and some continue growing for years without intervention.

Treating a keloid on any part of the body at Arviv Medical Aesthetics begins with scheduling a consult to determine the best and most efficient treatment for your keloid condition.

Keloid Treatment Options

1. One treatment option is to inject a steroid solution called Kenalog into the keloid lesion. After several steroid injections, the keloid usually becomes less noticeable and flattens in about three to six months. Keloids are notoriously difficult to treat and recurrences are commonly seen. Darker skin type individuals and those who have a family history of keloids tend to have a higher rate of recurrence after treatment.
2. For severe cases, the keloid can be surgically excised. Postoperative radiotherapy can be regarded as an effective treatment method for the prevention of keloid recurrence after excision without serious adverse events. The radiation therapy helps prevent the increase of skin cell production leading to the overgrowth of scar tissue. This type of radiation therapy is for superficial treatment and will not go deep enough to affect internal organs. Oftentimes people who are a candidate for keloid excision will also likely need follow up treatments with steroid injections to prevent a recurrence.

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