All are true about Keloid EXCEPT:
Ans: (c) Subsides over timeRef: Manipal Manual of Surgery 4th ed. / 9* Keloids can be remembered as uscars that dont know when to stop"* A keloid, sometimes referred to as a keloid scar, is a tough heaped-up scar that rises quite abruptly above the rest of the skin.* It can appear few day to few weeks after surgery.* It usually has a smooth top and a pink or purple color. Keloids are irregularly shaped and tend to enlarge progressively.* Unlike scars, keloids do not subside over time. Instead it spreads and includes normal skin also.* Keloid scars are made of dense collagen fibres.* Recurrence is possible after local excision.* It can be familial.* Most common site of keloid: sternum.* It can be treated by intrakeloid injection of Triamcinolone.* Best cure of keloid is achieved by excision and radiotherapy.
May be familial
Appears mostly on sternum
Subsides over time
Hyperkeratotic
General