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The 8 pages that link to Keloid, each with the reason it gives.

• Wound healingBroader topic: It illustrates how excessive scar formation can continue beyond the injury site.

• DermisBroader topic: It results from excessive scar-forming activity in the dermis.

• FibroblastBroader topic: Keloids exemplify excessive scar-forming activity in dermal fibroblasts.

• Body piercingRelated: Piercing can trigger keloid formation in people prone to abnormal scarring.

• EarringRelated: A piercing can trigger keloid formation in people prone to these scars.

• Human brandingRelated: Some branding scars heal with raised growth, though outcomes vary and keloids are not guaranteed.

• Rubinstein–Taybi syndromeRelated: Keloids occur more often in people with Rubinstein–Taybi syndrome than in the general population.

• Connective tissue cellsBroader topic: Keloids illustrate excessive connective-tissue cell activity during wound repair.