Before you get a new piercing, discover the answer to “What are keloids?” Plus, learn how to avoid this potential side effect. We’ve reached the age of peak ear piercings. Over the past few ...

A nose piercing bump can be caused by an allergic reaction, a granuloma, an infection, a keloid, and more — here's how to treat each cause.

Keloid prevention The best way to get rid of keloids is to avoid getting them in the first place, according to Macrene Alexiades, M.D., Ph.D., of Dermatology and Laser Surgery Center of New York.

To finish treating the keloid, Dr. Lee carefully opened the incision she made and used scissors to cut the cyst out of the skin part of the bump. The toenail-looking bump on Rhonda's head was a ...