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  • noun Plural form of keloid.

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Examples

  • I used my girlfriend's razor, which was rusty and gave me keloids.

    Goodbye to Gilbertology Dan Steinberg 2010

  • Numerous controlled trials have shown that silicone sheeting treats hypertrophic scars or keloids and prevents such scars in the first place if used prophylactically.

    Silicone Treatment for Scars aka TBTAM 2008

  • We all have our own keloids, metaphorically speaking.

    Goodbye to Gilbertology Dan Steinberg 2010

  • Her panty hose were bunched into the pockets below her knees, their thick seams curled like keloids around her calves.

    The Gin Closet Leslie Jamison 2010

  • The distraction from the distraction became something sad and pointless, and his keloids weren't a break from life; they were life.

    Goodbye to Gilbertology Dan Steinberg 2010

  • For that reason, I refuse to get any upper body tattoos, where keloids are more likely to form.

    Sunday Scribblings: Tattoo floreta 2009

  • Ron, hell yeah, we're hot ;- Floreta, my blogger friend Simone has been dealing with keloids as well.

    Archive Monday: G.I. Jane floreta 2009

  • For that reason, I refuse to get any upper body tattoos, where keloids are more likely to form.

    Archive 2009-09-01 floreta 2009

  • If you have a family history of keloids, talk to your doctor before having your ears pierced.

    Heavy Metal: When it’s bad for your ears 2009

  • Some dark-skinned men suffer from a condition called acne keloidalis, in which ingrown hairs on the face or neck turn into keloids, or raised scars.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

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