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How Long Will Oozing Keloid Scar On Chest Take To Clear Up After Using Canestan?

I have some keloid scars on my chest. Most are dry but one of them has been infected for a few weeks. My doctor diagnosed the infection as fungal and told me to treat it with a capsule of Canestan which I took 5 days ago. The scar is still infected but not oozing as much as before. Do you think it will take long to clear up?
posted on Fri, 24 Oct 2014
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Hi,

The keloid you have may be infected with bacteria. There may be tenderness and erythema on the lesions.

You consult dermatologist for firm diagnosis.

For few weeks, you take antibiotic with anti inflammatory drugs,so that secondary bacterial infection might clear. After that your doctor may give intralesional steroid injection like triamcenolone 10 mg..at few weeks interval and you may be advised to apply hyaluronidase containing gel on the lesions. Keloids might subside after few months treatment.

I hope you got my answer.

Thanks.

Dr. Ilyas Patel MD
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How Long Will Oozing Keloid Scar On Chest Take To Clear Up After Using Canestan?

Hi, The keloid you have may be infected with bacteria. There may be tenderness and erythema on the lesions. You consult dermatologist for firm diagnosis. For few weeks, you take antibiotic with anti inflammatory drugs,so that secondary bacterial infection might clear. After that your doctor may give intralesional steroid injection like triamcenolone 10 mg..at few weeks interval and you may be advised to apply hyaluronidase containing gel on the lesions. Keloids might subside after few months treatment. I hope you got my answer. Thanks. Dr. Ilyas Patel MD