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Octavia Sarpong
Reports on safety, side effects, and informed consent in keloid scars.
7 stories by Octavia Sarpong
Explainer · 5 min · Octavia Sarpong
Why Cutting a Keloid Out Often Makes It Worse: The Recurrence Problem, Explained
Surgical excision alone can send earlobe and chest keloids back bigger than before. Here is the biology behind recurrence, and what combination protocols actually change.
August 10, 2026
What Works · 8 min · Octavia Sarpong
The unavoidable operation: a prevention plan to hand your surgeon
Everyone who forms keloids eventually needs surgery for something unrelated. A caesarean, a hernia, a knee. The general surgeon booking that case is not a scar specialist and will not raise it, which means the prevention plan has to arrive with the patient.
July 30, 2026
What Works · 6 min · Octavia Sarpong
What does keloid treatment cost, and will insurance pay?
A plain look at typical price ranges, what insurers usually cover, and why treating early is the cheapest path.
July 8, 2026
What Works · 6 min · Octavia Sarpong
Can you cut a keloid out? Why surgery alone usually fails
Excision can absolutely remove a keloid, but without follow-up treatment the odds say it grows back, often bigger.
July 4, 2026
What Works · 6 min · Octavia Sarpong
How do you use silicone sheeting on a keloid or scar?
Silicone only works if you wear it right: clean skin, long daily hours, and months of consistency.
June 24, 2026
What Works · 5 min · Octavia Sarpong
When a scar is worth a dermatologist visit
The warning signs that a scar is becoming a keloid.
May 15, 2026
What Works · 5 min · Octavia Sarpong
Do over-the-counter scar creams work on keloids?
Separating the few useful products from the many that overpromise.
March 25, 2026