Keloid scarring in breast surgery patients with black and brown skin: A new management algorithm

Introduction: Challenging management of keloid scarring is prevalent amongst women of colour at our ethnically diverse Breast Unit at Croydon Hospital. Apart from being cosmetically disfiguring, keloid can produce itching, pain and considerable impairment on psychosocial wellbeing. This study proposes the development of a new treatment algorithm to guide the management of keloid scarring in all women undergoing breast and oncoplastic surgery who are at high risk of this complication.