This was declined as it was classed as a cosmetic surgery not a necessary surgery ... we do not routinely fund procedures such as keloid scar removal unless there is a clinical need for the ...

"Keloids are scar tissue that forms due to a hyperactive wound-healing response, triggered spontaneously or after an injury, such as a piercing, minor cut, surgical incisions or even acne.

Scar revision surgery or other treatments can make a ... more pain, intense itching keloid scar: scar is bigger than the area where the injury started Listen to more of the conversation in this ...