The Integumentary System In The Human Body

The Integumentary system is considered the largest system in the human body that protects it from various kinds of damage, however this does not prevent skin disorders to appear. Keloids is a skin disorder that results from the overgrowth of scar tissue that occurs at the site of a skin injury. They occur where trauma, surgery, blisters, vaccinations, acne or body piercing have injured the skin. Keloids can affect any part of the body, but they are most commonly found on the chest.

According to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology (AOCD), having keloids is based on genetics from a gene known as the AHNAK gene. The common symptoms of keloids are the presence of flesh-colored pink or red around the site of injury, lumpy