Guest guest Posted February 24, 2002 Report Share Posted February 24, 2002 I, too, am subject to keloid scarring....but have not had that problem on my ears, or anywhere else on/near my face, thank goodness. I have had pierced ears for 25+ years, and the holes have stretched, but have never gone keloid. My keloid scars are on my trunk (upper back, lower abdomen, lower arm), and were the result of surgical incisions. I don't go keloid from scratches, minor cuts, etc. -- most cuts and abrasions heal quickly and very well. I developed (or was diagnosed with) rosacea about 10-12 years ago, so I don't know if they have anything to do with one another. I suspect mine (rosacea) was caused by long-term steroid use on my face. dayle ------ Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 04:57:57 -0000 Subject: cea and Keloids? I've read on the group how Arginine is implicated in Nitric Oxide production which seems to play some role in cea. I've also read in other places on the web how Arginine plays a central role in wound healing. I bring this up because, in addition to cea, I have the pleasure of being susceptible to Keloid scarring. (Basically I get large puffy scars - Women who have keloid scarring generally can't get their ears pierced or they will end up with something looking like an extra knot of flesh hanging from their ear). Anyway, what I'm curious about is whether or not anyone knows whether cea and Keloidism have the same root cause - overproduction of Arginine? This may be simplistic, but I'd be curious to know how may cea sufferers also have scarring issues whether Keloid or otherwise. Anyone ever put this idea forward before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2002 Report Share Posted February 24, 2002 I, too, am subject to keloid scarring....but have not had that problem on my ears, or anywhere else on/near my face, thank goodness. I have had pierced ears for 25+ years, and the holes have stretched, but have never gone keloid. My keloid scars are on my trunk (upper back, lower abdomen, lower arm), and were the result of surgical incisions. I don't go keloid from scratches, minor cuts, etc. -- most cuts and abrasions heal quickly and very well. I developed (or was diagnosed with) rosacea about 10-12 years ago, so I don't know if they have anything to do with one another. I suspect mine (rosacea) was caused by long-term steroid use on my face. dayle ------ Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 04:57:57 -0000 Subject: cea and Keloids? I've read on the group how Arginine is implicated in Nitric Oxide production which seems to play some role in cea. I've also read in other places on the web how Arginine plays a central role in wound healing. I bring this up because, in addition to cea, I have the pleasure of being susceptible to Keloid scarring. (Basically I get large puffy scars - Women who have keloid scarring generally can't get their ears pierced or they will end up with something looking like an extra knot of flesh hanging from their ear). Anyway, what I'm curious about is whether or not anyone knows whether cea and Keloidism have the same root cause - overproduction of Arginine? This may be simplistic, but I'd be curious to know how may cea sufferers also have scarring issues whether Keloid or otherwise. Anyone ever put this idea forward before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2002 Report Share Posted February 24, 2002 I, too, am subject to keloid scarring....but have not had that problem on my ears, or anywhere else on/near my face, thank goodness. I have had pierced ears for 25+ years, and the holes have stretched, but have never gone keloid. My keloid scars are on my trunk (upper back, lower abdomen, lower arm), and were the result of surgical incisions. I don't go keloid from scratches, minor cuts, etc. -- most cuts and abrasions heal quickly and very well. I developed (or was diagnosed with) rosacea about 10-12 years ago, so I don't know if they have anything to do with one another. I suspect mine (rosacea) was caused by long-term steroid use on my face. dayle ------ Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 04:57:57 -0000 Subject: cea and Keloids? I've read on the group how Arginine is implicated in Nitric Oxide production which seems to play some role in cea. I've also read in other places on the web how Arginine plays a central role in wound healing. I bring this up because, in addition to cea, I have the pleasure of being susceptible to Keloid scarring. (Basically I get large puffy scars - Women who have keloid scarring generally can't get their ears pierced or they will end up with something looking like an extra knot of flesh hanging from their ear). Anyway, what I'm curious about is whether or not anyone knows whether cea and Keloidism have the same root cause - overproduction of Arginine? This may be simplistic, but I'd be curious to know how may cea sufferers also have scarring issues whether Keloid or otherwise. Anyone ever put this idea forward before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2002 Report Share Posted February 24, 2002 I am also prone to keloids (in addition to rosacea), and have wondered if the two conditions are related. Anybody else? Can we take an informal poll to see if the incidence of keloidism among rosaceans is higher than among the general population? You might be on to something. Cheers, > I've read on the group how Arginine is implicated in Nitric Oxide > production which seems to play some role in cea. I've also read > in other places on the web how Arginine plays a central role in wound > healing. > I bring this up because, in addition to cea, I have the pleasure > of being susceptible to Keloid scarring. (Basically I get large > puffy scars - Women who have keloid scarring generally can't get > their ears pierced or they will end up with something looking like an > extra knot of flesh hanging from their ear). > Anyway, what I'm curious about is whether or not anyone knows whether > cea and Keloidism have the same root cause - overproduction of > Arginine? > This may be simplistic, but I'd be curious to know how may cea > sufferers also have scarring issues whether Keloid or otherwise. > > Anyone ever put this idea forward before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 I had back surgery last year for a ruptured disk and healed very well - I rarely scar. Re: cea and Keloids? > I am also prone to keloids (in addition to rosacea), and have wondered > if the two conditions are related. Anybody else? Can we take an > informal poll to see if the incidence of keloidism among rosaceans is > higher than among the general population? You might be on to > something. > > Cheers, > > > > I've read on the group how Arginine is implicated in Nitric Oxide > > production which seems to play some role in cea. I've also read > > in other places on the web how Arginine plays a central role in wound > > healing. > > I bring this up because, in addition to cea, I have the pleasure > > of being susceptible to Keloid scarring. (Basically I get large > > puffy scars - Women who have keloid scarring generally can't get > > their ears pierced or they will end up with something looking like an > > extra knot of flesh hanging from their ear). > > Anyway, what I'm curious about is whether or not anyone knows whether > > cea and Keloidism have the same root cause - overproduction of > > Arginine? > > This may be simplistic, but I'd be curious to know how may cea > > sufferers also have scarring issues whether Keloid or otherwise. > > > > Anyone ever put this idea forward before? > > > > > -- > Please read the list highlights before posting to the whole group (http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html). Your post will be delayed if you don't give a meaningful subject or trim your reply text. You must change the subject when replying to a digest ! > > See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently published book. > > To leave the list send an email to rosacea-support-unsubscribe > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2002 Report Share Posted February 25, 2002 I'm get keloids too, even after some minor cuts and scrapes. Take care, Matija Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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