Patient's question:
Postpartum wound pain with hard lumps, examination, test results: normal. Examination of previous treatment history and effectiveness: none. Treatment desired assistance: want to know what is going on.Doctor's answer:
The symptoms you described are keloid scars. They are caused by excessive fibrosis of fibrous connective tissue. Keloids protrude from the skin surface in a tumor-like fibrosis, with a smooth surface, a bright red and shiny color, and often show dilated capillaries. The skin is lifted from the edge outward, forming claw-like, twisted deformities. The size and shape of the skin lesions vary, with a hard texture resembling cartilage. Symptoms often include itching, pain, or a burning sensation. During the process of scarring from psychological trauma, an inflammatory response occurs first, followed by the appearance of myofibroblasts at the wound site, where differentiated cells divide to produce collagen fibers, leading to collagen deposition and the formation of scars. Surgical treatment is recommended. Wishing you good health!