Keloid scar is
An atrophic scar is a pale, flat and stretched in appearance, often appearing on the back and in areas of tension. A hyperophic scar is defined as excessive scar tissue that does not extend beyond the boundary of the original incision or wound. A keloid scar is defined as excessive scar tissue that extends beyond the boundaries of the original incision or wound Bailey and Love 27e pg: 30
Excessive scar tissue that does not extend beyond the boundary of the original incision or wound.
Excessive scar tissue that extends beyond the boundaries of the original incision or wound
Pale, flat and stretched in appearance, often appearing on the back and in areas of tension.
Pale, flat and stretched in appearance, often appearing on the chest and sternum and in areas of no tension.
General surgery