: a thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue
keloid
adjective
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Some people are more prone to abnormal scarring, such as keloid and hypertrophic scars.
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Brendan Camp, Verywell Health, 25 June 2025
Tattoos on dark skin Scarring from tattooing, called keloids, occurs more frequently on dark skin.
—Serena Billett, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2025
And while ear piercing is generally safe, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) lists several adverse outcomes to improper piercing and piercing care, such as infection at the piercing site, bloodstream infections, allergic reactions, cuts and tears, and keloid formation.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 May 2025
In a Harper's Bazaar cover story published on Thursday, April 24, the supermodel, 59, spoke about the several health struggles she's faced over the past decade, including surgeries like a double mastectomy, the removal of a lump from her chest, keloids and her cosmetic CoolSculpting procedure.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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Brendan Camp, Verywell Health, 25 June 2025
Tattoos on dark skin Scarring from tattooing, called keloids, occurs more frequently on dark skin.
—Serena Billett, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2025
And while ear piercing is generally safe, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) lists several adverse outcomes to improper piercing and piercing care, such as infection at the piercing site, bloodstream infections, allergic reactions, cuts and tears, and keloid formation.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 9 May 2025
In a Harper's Bazaar cover story published on Thursday, April 24, the supermodel, 59, spoke about the several health struggles she's faced over the past decade, including surgeries like a double mastectomy, the removal of a lump from her chest, keloids and her cosmetic CoolSculpting procedure.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Keloid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keloid. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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keloid
noun
ke·loid
variants
also cheloid
: a thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue and occurring especially after burns or radiation injury
keloid
adjective
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