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Recovery & Side Effects

Edema, ecchymosis, nodule, Tyndall effect, vascular occlusion, downtime — healing and complications.

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This category groups concepts for definition and clinical context. Inclusion is not a personal treatment recommendation or a candidacy decision. Only entries that pass editorial-depth, evidence and patient-safety checks are listed; treatment decisions require an examination and review of medical history.

Keloid (Pathological Scar)

Keloid is a red-purple colored, itchy and non-shrinking pathological scar that exceeds the original wound boundaries as a result of TGF-β1 overexpression, fibroblast proliferation and apoptosis imbalance and uncontrolled accumulation of type I and type III collagen during the healing process after skin injury; It is the most common irchitic dermatological condition between the ages of 10-30, with an incidence of 16% in individuals of African origin and 0.09% in whites.

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