Recurrent Auricular Keloids during Pregnancy

Recurrent Auricular Keloids during Pregnancy

A keloid is one of the most frustrating clinical problems in wound healing. Keloids form following dermal injury and exhibit exuberant and indefinite growth of collagen. Many theories have been propounded in trying to explain some of the vagaries of keloids. From one of the theories, keloid scars may develop at any age; patients between 10 and 30 years of age (reproductive age) are the most aff...

Surgical excision and cryosurgery in the treatment of recurrent auricular keloids

Introduction: Keloids result from an abnormal fibrous wound healing process. Effective treatment of keloids still present a significant challenge. Various modalities of therapy may be applied, but none of them has been proved entirely successful. Aim: To evaluate the effectiveness of cryosurgery as a preventive approach after surgical excision of the recurrent auricular keloids. Material and me...

Measurement of Pressure in Compressive Magnet Therapy for Auricular Keloids

Combined therapy in the treatment of auricular keloids.

Management of earlobe keloids is still controversial. Many different treatment modalities have been employed; however, no single approach has been completely successful. We used combination therapy that included compression therapy, laser excision, and serial steroid injection, which has improved our therapeutic outcomes for earlobe keloids.

Clinical Characteristics of Auricular Keloids Treated with Surgical Excision

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Differences in morphology of auricular keloids possibly contribute to distinct results of treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical characteristics of the auricular keloids according to the modified Chang-Park classification and to compare the results of treatment including recurrence rate between the subgroups. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Clinical data of 1...