The keloid may form over the scar sites and may disfigure the vulva and can be a source of anxiety, embarrassment and fear of surgical treatment to women who had FGM [11]. Inclusion cysts over the clitoral area
unlike most scars, grow to be bigger than the wound that caused the scar. A keloid can take months or even years to form and may be painful or itchy as it grows.2Anything that causes a scar to form can cause a keloid scar. Some people’s skin is more prone to keloids and may get...
Starting in the 1940’s, treatment of menopausal women with estrogenic preparations became popular for symptoms such as hot flushes [56]. This menopausal hormone treatment (MHT) was later augmented with the addition of a progestin to avoid the development of endometrial hyperplasia or cancer. While...
As well as affecting the form and function of the skin, scarring can have severe psychological consequences such as post-traumatic stress disorder and depression 1. This is particularly the case for hy...
Keloid Scars Keloid scars are a type of raised scar (i.e., it forms above the skin) that, unlike most scars, grow to be bigger than the wound that caused the scar. A keloid can take months or even years to form and may be painful or itchy as it grows.2Anything that causes a sc...