A man is resorting to GoFundMe donations to get surgery to remove the keloids covering his body despite paying for health insurance. Davontae Stewart launched a GoFundMe asking for financial support ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Key Takeaways Silicone gel sheets can help prevent scars from growing into keloids ...

Antony Perkins developed his first keloid at age nine. Keloids are raised, lumpy, overgrown scar tissue that appears after a cut, burn or other trauma to the skin has healed. They are thought to be ...

A man is asking the public for help as he seeks surgery to remove keloid scarring that is now covering 75 percent of his body. Davontae Stewart told Fox 2 that the appearance of scars on his body ...

Marguarite Willis, a self-described "girly-girl," always had wanted to wear earrings, but knew there might be a painful, unsightly price to pay. When she was a child, a vaccination puncture on her hip ...

Board-certified surgeons Dr. Gabriel Salloum and Dr. Roberto Mendez share insights into ear keloid treatment, emphasizing personalized care plans that combine surgical precision with advanced ...

FOX 2 - "It’s hard to even get people to understand what I’m dealing with," said Davontae Stewart. But when Davontae reveals the massive bulging keloid scars that have spread over the majority of his ...

*Davontae Stewart, a man with 75% body scarring keloids, recently opened a GoFundMe account asking for financial support to help him get the necessary medication. Despite having health insurance, ...

For the past 15 years I have developed keloids on my chest. I went for surgery once and have tried triamcinolone injections several times, but the condition was aggravated. Now if I have any pimples ...

Scars are often romanticized as proof of our battle wounds and a sign of strength, with plenty of sayings out there to prove it. Sure, time heals all wounds—but sometimes it still leaves behind a scar ...

A keloid is a scar that continues to grow beyond the original wound. Unlike a typical scar, which flattens and fades over time, a keloid becomes raised, firm, and may spread into surrounding healthy ...