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A post-sternotomy keloid with the lesion extending beyond the confines of the surgical site
A large post-surgical presternal keloid
A large keloid on the deltoid area after smallpox vaccination
A periumbilical keloid after laparoscopy
Hypopigmentation after intralesional steroid injection to a keloid scar
A keloid scar after cryotherapy to a chin viral wart
A thickened firm and tender post-surgical keloid scar
A small keloid on the upper arm
A retroauricular keloid
A keloid on the vulva
A large 'dumbbell' keloid on the earlobe
Post-acne keloids over the chest
A keloid on the helix after piercing
Keloidal reactions to pseudofolliculitis (KS-patient1)
Keloidal reactions to pseudofolliculitis (KS-patient1)
Keloidal reaction to ear piercing
Post-acne keloid scars
A partial response to intralesional steroid therapy to a keloid, the periphery will need additional treatment
A keloid on the earlobe after piercing
Keloid scarring after skin grafting
A large deltoid keloid (KS-patient2)
A large elevated keloid over the deltoid (KS-patient2)
Keloids over the upper back
Post-surgical hyperpigmented keloid (KS-patient3)
Pigmented keloids over the chest (KS-patient3)
A keloid over the deltoid area (KS-patient3)
Close up of a keloid on the back (KS-patient3)
A keloid on the back (KS-patient3)
A small early keloid on the back (KS-patient3)
A cluster of small keloids on the neck (KS-patient3)
A cluster of small keloids on the neck (KS-patient3)
A large keloid on the back (KS-patient4)
Keloids over the anterior shoulder (KS-patient4)
Post-acne keloids over the shoulder
Keloids on the trunk and arm after chickenpox
Keloids over the chest in skin of colour
An earlobe keloid post piercing
A "dumbbell" keloid on the earlobe
Post-acne keloid scars (KS-patient5)
A post-acne chest keloid (KS-patient5)
Dermoscopy of a keloid post-steroid injection showing linear vessels and white sclerotic areas (KS-patient5)
Post-acne keloids on the chest, pre-excision, and post-operative irradiation (KS-patient5)
The dressing after excison of a keloid, 24 hrs pre-irradiation (KS-patient5)
Radiotherapy about to be delivered to an excised keloid scar area on the chest (KS-patient5)
Ten days post surgical excision and radiotherapy to a keloid scar (KS-patient5)
Two weeks post excision and irradiation of a keloid (KS-patient5)
Two weeks post excision and radiotherpy to a chest keloid (KS-patient5)
Recurrent keloid scar after multiple treatments including intralesional steroids, pressure garments, excision and radiotherapy (KS-patient5)
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A hypertrophic scar on the upper back - the thickening does not extend beyond the confines of the injury
Coronary artery bypass
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