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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doaj-62e39f1dc03a4571b2bf07728750b84d2020-11-25T03:02:10ZengSAGE PublishingScars, Burns & Healing2059-51312016-11-01210.1177/2059513116678643Can intralesional cryotherapy reshape the management of difficult keloid scars?Charlotte DeftyJonathan J CubittMaxwell SC MurisonKeloid 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.https://doi.org/10.1177/2059513116678643 |
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Can intralesional cryotherapy reshape the management of difficult keloid scars? |
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can intralesional cryotherapy reshape the management of difficult keloid scars? |
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Scars, Burns & Healing |
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2016-11-01 |
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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. |
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