Where are keloid scars located and who are likely to develop them?

People have been looking for keloid scar removal procedure for a long time. History has revealed that the word keloid had been recorded in medical books since around 1700 BC. Anyone in possession of a poor skin texture is prone to becoming a victim of keloids which can develop on any part of a person's body – face, neck, chest, back, shoulders and limbs, etc.

People from different age groups can develop a keloid. However, children under 11 are less likely to develop keloids, even when they get their ears pierced. Keloids also affect both sexes equally, although there are cases in which the number of affected young female patients has been reported to be higher than affected young males, probably reflecting the greater frequency of earlobe piercing among women.

Where there has been an occurrence of abrasion, a keloid scar can develop on that site. It can be the outcome of a pimple as in acne, an insect bite by a female mosquito, a pin-prick cause by a needle, scratching, burns, chickenpox scarring, infection at a wound site, repeated trauma to an area, excessive skin tension during wound closure or a foreign body in a wound or other skin trauma. The keloid may not form immediately after the original injury to the skin. It may take years later for it to form. Keloid scars can also develop after surgery. They are more common in certain areas such as central chest, the back and shoulders and the ear lobes.