Can intralesional cryotherapy reshape the management of difficult keloid scars?

Keloid scars are notoriously difficult to treat with very high recurrence rates despite a range of treatment options. We present a case report of a 43-year-old man with a resistant keloid scar on his left ear from a piercing. After 15 years of multimodal treatments including surgery, steroid and 5-f...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Defty, Jonathan J Cubitt, Maxwell SC Murison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-11-01
Series:Scars, Burns & Healing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2059513116678643
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Summary:Keloid scars are notoriously difficult to treat with very high recurrence rates despite a range of treatment options. We present a case report of a 43-year-old man with a resistant keloid scar on his left ear from a piercing. After 15 years of multimodal treatments including surgery, steroid and 5-fluorourcil injections, the keloid persisted. It has responded very well to a single treatment of intralesional cryotherapy (trademark: CryoShape, Etgar Group International Ltd). The authors would now consider intralesional cryotherapy as a useful tool in their armamentarium for prominent, resistant or recurrent keloids. Future experience will guide its clinical applications.
ISSN:2059-5131