: a thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fibrous tissue
keloid
adjective
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Longer-term, Indomo seeks to tackle conditions including keloids, boils and more via its ClearPen technology.
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Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
Additionally, Black patients are more susceptible to keloid scarring, and a 2020 cross-specialty study of surgical patients found that Black patients had a higher rate of sepsis or septic shock compared to White patients.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
If a patient has a history of keloids, plastic surgeons may recommend superficial radiation therapy (one to three sessions) immediately following surgery.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 8 Sep. 2025
Some people are more prone to abnormal scarring, such as keloid and hypertrophic scars.
—Brendan Camp, Verywell Health, 25 June 2025
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Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2025
Additionally, Black patients are more susceptible to keloid scarring, and a 2020 cross-specialty study of surgical patients found that Black patients had a higher rate of sepsis or septic shock compared to White patients.
—Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
If a patient has a history of keloids, plastic surgeons may recommend superficial radiation therapy (one to three sessions) immediately following surgery.
—Jolene Edgar, Allure, 8 Sep. 2025
Some people are more prone to abnormal scarring, such as keloid and hypertrophic scars.
—Brendan Camp, Verywell Health, 25 June 2025
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“Keloid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keloid. Accessed 31 Oct. 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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