Do you have an uncomfortable and unsightly keloid on your ear? SEE Prosthetics can offer a solution by offering pressure therapy for keloid scar.
What is a keloid scar?
When a wound heals, it often leaves a scar. A keloid scar occurs when there is an overactive healing response to injury, and an over growth of scar tissue occurs, producing a lumpy and raised area of tissue that can be a great deal larger than the original wound. It can be skin-toned, or darker than the surrounding skin, and though it can look sinister, it is harmless overall, albeit aesthetically displeasing. Keloids that are still active my itch and feel very warm.
Keloids can develop following even minor injuries, including piercings, and are common on the upper chest, shoulders, head (in particular the ears) and neck, but they can occur anywhere on the body.
What is a splint?
Pressure therapy for keloid scar involves splinting. Splinting can absolutely be used on its own as a treatment, but it can also be used following surgical removal or cryotherapy, and in conjunction with regular steroid injections, to produce the best possible result and prevent recurrence.
At SEE Prosthetics, we can provide you with a custom-made keloid splint to administer pressure therapy for keloid scar(s) on ears. This is a device that is designed specifically for you, to put localised pressure on the keloid, restrict blood flow to it, and cause it to soften and shrink over time. If you have had a keloid surgically removed already, splinting can serve to prevent it growing back.
The splints we provide depend on the location, size and shape of the splint:
Magnet retained: in 2 halves held in place by 2 magnets either side of the ear. The amount of pressure is determined by the strength of the magnets. This type of splint works best on the lower part of the ear (especially the ear lobe), and in particular if the keloid is small. This is best for individuals who have already had their keloid removed and it needs to be maintained, or if their keloid has only just started growing.
Screw retained: In 2 or more pieces (depending on shape and size of the keloid) held together by screws. These splints can work for keloids at any stage of development. They offer the patient more control on the amount of pressure exerted on the splint.
How do I use it?
For best results the splint must be working for as many hours a day as possible during the treatment period. You should aim to increase wear until you’re at 18 to 22 hours per day.
It is important to remove the splint every day to allow skin tissue to ‘breathe’, and to clean the splint and your skin.
Typically you will need to wear the splint between 18 to 24 months for active keloids. For those hoping to maintain following surgical removal, you may be able to stick with just wearing it at night.
As the keloid resolves, you may be able to reduce wear to just at night, and then eventually stop wearing it all together.
During the course of treatment for active or large keloids, it is advised that a check-up is scheduled every 6-8. As the keloid shrinks, your splint might not exert as much pressure as it did when it was first fitted. Therefore, during review appointments for active keloid treatment, material is added to the fit surface to increase pressure again, and continue to reduce the keloid over time.
Contact us today for an initial consultation and SEE what we can do for you keloid! seeprosthetics.co.uk/prices. Whatsapp: 07889831543 Email: seeprosthetics@outlook.com
