CPB Ljubljana 2018 course book

EPIDEMIOLOGY

• Keloids are found only in humans • In 5-15% of wounds. • Both sexes equally, • Higher incidence of women presenting with keloids, possibly secondary to the cosmetic implications. • In persons with highly pigmented skin is 15 times higher • Average age at onset is 10-30 years. • Persons at the extremes of age rarely develop keloids.