Keloid Keloid Keloid, also known as keloid disorder and keloidal scar, is the formation of a type of scar which, depending on its maturity, is composed mainly of either type III (early) or type I (late) collagen. It is a result of an overgrowth of granulation tissue (collagen type 3) at the site of a healed skin injury which is then slowly replaced by collagen type 1. Keloids are firm, rubbery lesions or shiny, fibrous nodules, and can vary from pink to the color of the person's skin or red to dark brown in color. A keloid scar is benign and
Scar Tissue New Zealand and Canada, where it reached numbers three and four, respectively. "Scar Tissue" is considered to be representative of the new, more melodic rock sound the band experimented with on "Californication" (in contrast to the psychedelic "One Hot Minute", and dry funk of "Blood Sugar Sex Magik"). The song is notable for its mellow intro guitar riff and for its slide guitar solos throughout. "Guitar World" placed the guitar solo 63rd in its list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Solos". "Scar Tissue" won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2000. In 2004, Anthony Kiedis published "Scar Tissue".