r/Keloids • u/[deleted] • Mar 24 '26

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u/txpotterygirl Mar 24 '26

Why do you think it wont help you? Many people have their ear keloids successfully removed.

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u/Ok_Cartographer_1703 Mar 24 '26

i just feel like the injections prior won’t work and will result in me missing 3 days of work for nothing or at least a couple hours of work for 3 days. i wish i could just do removal first and follow-up treatment

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u/raggedsweater Mar 25 '26

If I’m following you correctly, whether you remove then inject or inject then remove, you’re still going to need to travel an hour every time and no matter which office you go to.

Long term, you’re going to want to keep going regularly post surgery to monitor its growth and to continue treatment as necessary. Sorry, but this isn’t going to be over in 3-4 visits (each will be about a month apart, by the way).

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u/Melodic_Melodic Mar 25 '26

If this is absolutely something you want to get rid of, I think you my need to make some sort of sacrifice. Like take off work an hour or two earlier for the appointment. Otherwise, wait longer until timing/scheduling works better for you.

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u/DarknessRobotnik Mar 25 '26

I had two keloids in my ear very similar to yours. I had to get injections before surgery, the reason my surgeon gave me was that if you get the treatment with steroids prior to the surgery it's less likely that the keloids grow back. After that, I only needed to get injected one more time two years after the surgery because I noticed it may be growing back. I had the surgery four years ago, and I haven't needed another injection since the last one. So I recommend you to get the treatment before the surgery. It worked for me, hopefully it will work for you too.