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:''Hypertrophic scar'' redirects here. | :''Hypertrophic scar'' redirects here. | ||
'''Keloid''' is an uncommon abnormal [[scar|scarring]] of the [[skin]]. | '''Keloid''' is an uncommon abnormal [[scar|scarring]] of the [[skin]] that extends beyond the boundaries of the initial injury. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||
*Sites of previous trauma/surgery/burn, especially in dark skinned individuals.<ref name=Ref_WMSP492>{{Ref WMSP|492}}</ref> | *Sites of previous trauma/surgery/burn, especially in dark skinned individuals.<ref name=Ref_WMSP492>{{Ref WMSP|492}}</ref> | ||