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Shons et al evaluated 31 earlobe keloids in 20 patients. After surgical excision of the scar and adjunctive therapy using three postoperative injections of triamcinolone; in a follow-up period of 12 to 62 months, only one keloid recurred.
Adjuvant treatment should be considered for patients who have residual keloid tissue within the body of their ears/earlobes. Magnetic disks (Fig. 13) shall be used as the primary method of adjuvant treatment for all such patients (see KRF Guideline-MD) and should be continued for 3-4 months.
Imiquimod 5% cream serves as an immune response modifier in keloid management.30 Topical treatment of keloids with imiquimod cream every day for 2 to 8 weeks before surgical excision significantly up‐regulated DFFA and down‐regulated caspase 3; both genes are markers of apoptosis.31 Moreover, when wounds that remained after earlobe keloid ...
22 Αυγ 2022 · Earlobe piercings take six to eight weeks to heal, and cartilage piercings may take four to 12 months to heal. During this time, you should leave your earrings in day and night until the piercing has fully healed to prevent an infection.
27 Οκτ 2023 · Among 56 treated keloids, 89.3% of them (50/56) did not recur during a follow-up period (from 6 up to 24 months, mean 16.3 months) while six keloids recurred (6/56, 10.7%) with mild thickening of the scar, thus requiring further treatments.
Keloids are challenging to treat due to the high probability of recurrence. In our multidisciplinary team we have used a combined approach for management of patients with keloids on the ear.
3 Μαρ 2022 · Keloid is a wound healing complication with a continually growing scar following minor trauma, infection, burn, or inflammation 1, and is characterized by aberrant growth of scar tissue...
