question about scarring

[toph99]

I got my tragus pierced in late december 2000, and it has since developed a bump around the jewlery as seen here. i have looked around and i think is it hypertrophic scarring. i went to a dermatologist about 3 months ago, he figured it was a buildup of blood vessles, and cauterized it. it came back about two weeks after the burn healed. i noticed the size changes with stress, and with higher stress it'll also go a deeper red colour. it's a bit of a nuisance, and if anyone has any ideas about what it may be, or how i could get rid of it, do share thanks

 

[Jfur]

is it closed yet?

 

[notfred]

here's an idea: dont stab metal things through your head, and you wont have to worry about it.

 

[HombrePequeno]

Why the hell did you pierce your tragus? Why didn't you pierce something normal like your penis or something? :Q

 

[toph99]

boy, i'm so glad i got soooo much help from everyone's feedback :| if you have nothing useful to say, i ask you not to please not reply

 

[Spoooon]

Everytime someone posts something about tattoos or piercings, there's always someone that has to come in and post something negative about it. :|

 

[yllus]

<< Everytime someone posts something about tattoos or piercings, there's always someone that has to come in and post something negative about it. :| >>


Usually it's the same people too p*ssy to get it done themselves.

 

[toph99]

and my post isn't even about piercings! it's about a scar which could have happened from any other kind of wound.

thanks sully and spoooon

 

[Yo Ma Ma]

Have you tried calling the place where you had the procedure done and asking them? I'm sure they have "seen it all" and are more equipped to answer.

 

[HombrePequeno]

Well uh my post was just a joke. I don't really care if people have piercings. That said I would follow Yo_Ma-Ma's advice.

 

[toph99]

i called and they said it could be hypertrophic or a keloid, but it's a 45 minute drive and i have no car. i'm 90% sure it's no a keloid because it hasn't spread outside of the area of the wound, hypertropic generally stays inside of the effected area, like this bump has

 

[Pliablemoose]

keloid development seems dependent on your genetic make-up, you'll tend to develop larger scars than most, you need to consider not having any more piercings and cosmetic surgery is prob a no no for you too...

 

[toph99]

as i said, i highly doubt it's a keloid because i have many scars all over, and they are all flush with my skin. this is the first thing i have had like this(most of my scars dissapear completely unless they are really large and deep)

 

[tcsenter]

<< Usually it's the same people too p*ssy to get it done themselves. >>

That, or they are comfortable with their identity and therefore needn't attempt to attract attention to themselves via body mutiliation?