http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/keloid Questions tagged with 'keloid' at Ask MetaFilter. Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:37:15 -0800 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:37:15 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/131133/Need%2Dkeloid%2Dscar%2Dsurgeon%2Dwho%2Dtakes%2Dinsurance ISO keloid scar treatment in San Francisco who takes Medi-Cal (Blue Cross of California is the administrator). Ugh. My former foster kid got surgery for keloid scars in 2006 (both earlobes). One of the scars came back this year. It came back at the same time that he and we were dealing with a housing crisis, so it got put on the back burner and now he needs another surgery. (If we had got on it right away it might have responded to steroid injections.) The person who did the first surgery (UCSF) refuses to do the procedure because we should have come back sooner (even when I explained about his being homeless and that the fall-through-the-cracks was really more my fault than his), and refused to give a referral. Kid is seriously upset and freaked out. Any suggestions? I'm on the internet and have also called back to the UCSF patient referral person to see if another plastic surgeon in the group will do the surgery. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2009:site.131133 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:37:15 -0800 keloid plasticsurgeon sanfrancisco ClaudiaCenter http://ask.metafilter.com/90589/Keloid%2Dscarring%2Dfrom%2Da%2Dtattoo I know a half-Chinese, half-Filipino male with a tendency toward keloid formation who's interested in getting a first tattoo. What tattoo experience and advice do you have for him regarding the likelihood of developing a keloid at the tattoo site? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2008:site.90589 Mon, 05 May 2008 11:15:37 -0800 keloid scarring tattoo doriangray http://ask.metafilter.com/45370/Treatments%2Dfor%2Dkeloids Suggestions for, experiences with, treatments for keloid scarring? Especially in Bay Area, California. This is for my foster son (biracial, black), who has scarring on his ears associated with pierced ears. We're meeting with a plastic surgeon at SF General, but surgery is not supposed to have a very high success rate for keloids. (The internet says injected steroids and pressure clips.) Also, his medical coverage is MediCal. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2006:site.45370 Sun, 27 Aug 2006 23:53:42 -0800 keloid scarring ClaudiaCenter