That develops as a skin wound. Caused by surgery, trauma, certain skin conditions, and in some minor cases spontaneously due to unknown or forgotten small injury months or years later. The term was coined from the Greek word. For crab claw in describing how some keloids have claw-like, irregular borders that extend over the skin and beyond the original wound area. Vaccines, and acne are common situations where keloids form.

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Keloid scars - Google News. Jumat, 12 April 2013. The pulsed-dye laser can be effective at flattening keloids and making them look less red. Treatment is safe and not very painful, but several treatment sessions may be needed. These may be costly, since such treatments are not generally covered by insurance plans.