There are many different types of keloids that we see in our Los Angeles, plastic surgery office. Among the most common types of scars, we see a condition known as acne keloids.
Acne keloids are small, raised, and inflamed inflammatory scars that arise in areas of previous cystic acne. Most patients who have acne keloids have a history of inflammatory cystic acne that caused keloid scars to form during the healing phase. These keloids begin as small bumps under the skin and often progress to larger scars over time.
Dr. Raffy Karamanoukian is a double board certified plastic surgeon who has spent the last 20 years specializing in the management of keloid scars. If you have keloids from surgery - or from acne - the treatments are each different and our comprehensive plastic surgery clinic can help you navigate the choices for keloid management.
Acne keloids require individualized treatments that simultaneously control cystic acne, and manage keloid growth. Our plastic surgeon begins with laser and injection treatments for keloid volume, and we work together with a board certified dermatologist in our office who can simultaneously manage the cystic acne.
Although the inflammatory component of surgical keloids and acne keloids are similar, their management is completely different. The primary goal of acne keloid treatment is to reduce the size of the keloid scars while simultaneously preventing new outbreaks from acne. If you have a surgical keloid, our goal is to reduce keloid volume with a combination of surgery, injection therapy, or laser.
Keloid research has shown the efficacy of cystic acne control and sebum management in reducing the severity of acne keloids. Oftentimes, keloid growth is associated with excessive sebum and an inflammatory immune response to the acne pustule. By controlling the cystic acne, keloids are often suppressed, and the process of scar remodeling is induced.
Our unique scar management protocol can identify the root cause of keloids and can help you manage these keloids in a productive and non-invasive fashion. Although our plastic surgeon is specialized in surgical management of keloids, our combination treatment protocols for keloids are co-managed with a board-certified plastic surgeon and a board certified dermatologist so that we can optimize non-surgical treatments, such as laser and keloid injections.
Dr. Karamanoukian and his team perform clinical research in association with university clinicians. Our Los Angeles plastic surgery office provides expertise in keloid management throughout Los Angeles. Schedule a consultation in our office to treat surgical keloids and acne keloids using the following treatment modalities
Intralesional injections
V beam pulsed dye laser
5FU
SRT radiation treatment
Keloid, surgery
Laser assisted keloid surgery
CO2 laser
Kare Plastic Surgery
Experts in Keloid Treatment in Santa Monica and Los Angeles
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Santa Monica, CA 90403
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