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The author in the hospital room as "Case Study 6." At first I thought it was one of those under-the-skin pimples that had led to a diagnosis of cystic acne and prescription of Lymecycline when I was 15, but the red, raised lump on my chest was much firmer and didn’t have a “head.” The lumps gradually spread across my shoulders and neck, hardening like small red stones on my body. Dr. Haddon explained there wasn’t a “cure,” but steroid injections could help shrink the scars. Photo Courtesy Of Emily Tisshaw My keloid scars aren’t anything like the regular acne scars I have on my face. Photo Courtesy Of Emily Tisshaw After years of sharp needles that burnt like a hot rod on my skin, Dr. Haddon agreed that further steroid injections weren’t necessary, and also that the skin could be tattooed on after a few months had passed — something I had wanted to do for a while.

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