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Abdominal Keloids – General Information:

As opposed to the chest and shoulder areas, the abdominal skin is not a common area for keloid formation. About 2% of all keloid patients have some form of keloidal involvement in their abdominal skin. These keloids often develop after surgery or piecing. Umbilical keloids appear to be gender-specific and seen almost exclusively in women.

The umbilical area is a common site for both piercings as well as laparoscopic surgical interventions, both of which can lead to the formation of keloids in patients with keloid disorder. The clinical presentation of the umbilical keloids is distinctly different among Asian/Caucasians as opposed to black skin individuals, with bulky and tumoral types of umbilical keloids only seen among African Americans.

Abdominal Skin Keloid

abdominal skin keloid Tumoral keloid - left side - mid abdomen in a young Caucasian female.

Abdominal Keloids

abdominal keloids Multiple keloidal lesions of the abdominal wall, triggered by surgery.

Abdominal Keloid Formation

abdominal keloid formation Nodular and tumoral keloids of abdominal wall in a young African American female.

Abdominal Keloid Formation over a surgical wound

mid abdomen keloid Significant keloid formation over a surgical wound in a young African American Female.

Peri-umbilical keloid following laparoscopic surgery.

Umbilical (Belly Button) Keloid

keloid formation treatment Umbilical Keloid in a middle age African American female. Note properly healed incisional wound above the keloid.

Tumoral Keloid of Umbilical Area

tumoral keloids removal Very large umbilical keloid formation in a young African American Female.

Treatment of abdominal keloids

Treatment of abdominal keloids, much like other keloids, requires patience and perseverance. Treating keloids is a process and requires several rounds of treatment. Surgery, radiation therapy as well as lasers must be avoided at all cost in treating early stage keloids.

Surgery may be utilized to remove extremely large keloids, but that is done as part of a planned treatment strategy, and not for every patient. The safest method to treat majority of bulky abdominal keloids is cryotherapy.  The video below shows application of cryotherapy to a bulky umbilical keloid.

Umbilical Keloid – Application of Cryotherapy

Frequently asked questions:

Looking for treatment for keloid on belly button piercing?

Keloids are a genetic skin disorder that appears once there is an injury to the skin, commonly through ear, belly-button piercing and other forms of injuries.

It commonly occurs in teenage as this age is also prone to body piercing injuries.

If mistreated, a small injury can lead to a recurring skin disorder that is hard to treat later on. It takes around 3-4 years for people to find the right treatment and by then their skin disorder has been aggravated to a much higher extent. Keloids need specialized treatment by a Keloid specialist at the right time with the right diagnosis.

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