What causes keloids? How to prevent them?

Whenever i have a zit.. it often turns to keloids afterwards.. now i have many bumps on my nose and cheeks.. what causes them anyway? and is there any way i can prevent them? how do i get rid of them? thanks..

Keloids are an overgrowth of scar tissue at the site of a healed skin injury.

Exposure to the sun during the first year of the keloid's formation will cause the keloid to tan darker than surrounding skin. This dark coloration may become permanent.

Keloids often require no treatment. Keloids may be reduced in size by freezing (cryotherapy), external pressure,
laser treatments,

It is not unusual for keloids to reappear (sometimes larger than before) after they have been removed.

Discoloration from sun exposure can be prevented by covering the forming keloid with a patch or bandaid, and by using sunblockers when spending time in the sun. These extras protection measures should be continued for at least 6 months after injury or surgery for an adult, up to 18 months for a child.

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