These scars appear in the first weeks after a wound heals and then develop over the next six to eight months, after which they stop. Keloids, on the other hand, begin to grow anytime in the first year after the injury and can continue to spread for months or even years.
How do you know when a keloid scar is forming?
Keloids: Signs and symptoms
- Appear slowly. It can take 3 to 12 months or longer to see the first signs of a keloid. ...
- Begin as a raised pink, red, or purple scar. ...
- Grow slowly. ...
- Feel soft and doughy or hard and rubbery. ...
- Cause pain, itch, or tenderness. ...
- Be fixed in place. ...
- Become darker in color with time.
Do keloids appear suddenly?
Symptoms of keloids
Keloids can have the following characteristics: Appear and grow slowly. It can take 3 months up to a year before you see the first signs of a keloid. Then it takes weeks or months for it to grow.
