What should you know about Mederma keloid before and after?

Lighting, camera angle, skin moisture, and healing time can change how a scar looks in a photograph. A keloid is raised tissue that extends beyond the original injury and may stay firm, itchy, tender, or darker than nearby skin. A topical gel may alter surface softness or shine, but it does not reliably show what is happening within the deeper scar.

If your clinician approves a topical product, use it only on healed skin and follow the directions. Take comparison photos in similar light and position, without editing, and record changes in height, width, itch, pain, and movement. For a persistent or enlarging keloid, options may include Steroid Injection Into The Skin, Pulsed Dye Laser Treatment, Fractional Laser Treatment, cryotherapy, or surgery.

Arrange a dermatology review when the scar grows beyond its original border, becomes painful or itchy, or affects movement or sleep. Get prompt care for ulceration, bleeding, pus, warmth, spreading redness, or a sudden change that a photograph does not explain.

Ask which changes would count as meaningful improvement, how the scar will be measured, whether it is truly a keloid, and how recurrence would be monitored after treatment.