A keloid is a kind of scar. Keloid is firm, rubbery lesion, and may be reddish or dark in color, or it may be shiny, hard pink dome-shaped lump. Keloids usually result from skin injury or burns. Pimples, insect bites, scratching, chickenpox scarring etc. may also cause keloids. They may also be caused by infection at a wound site, repeated trauma to an area, excessive skin tension during wound closure or a foreign body in a wound. They can occur at the site of a piercing and have been found on the earlobes, eyebrows, chest and other sites of piercing. Keloids commonly occur on the shoulders, chest, arms and upper back even when there has been no apparent injury. However, they can appear almost anywhere. A keloid may extend beyond the site of injury. Keloids do not subside.

It is difficult to remove keloids completely by allopathic treatment. Surgery is not a good option because the scar formed from surgery may grow into another keloid. Though there is no any dependable allopathic treatment to cure keloids, Dr. Parameswan Nair’s Agnijith balm is a very effective remedy. Treating with Agnijith slowly restores the original skin condition. After applying Agnijith to the affected area irritation will reduce within four days.