Abstract | BACKGROUND: A variety of treatment modalities have been proposed to treat keloid scars, but outcomes are often disappointing. Intralesional cryosurgery may significantly reduce these scars. OBJECTIVE: METHODS: A total of 10 patients with 14 keloid scars resistant to conventional treatments were enrolled in a retrospective study between October 2007 and October 2013. The efficacy of this treatment was evaluated by measuring the reduction in scar surface. RESULTS:
Scar surface was reduced by an average of 58.5% after intralesional cryosurgery treatment for all scars (average pre-operative keloid scar surface: 874.6 ± 954.1 mm2; average post-operative keloid scar surface: 505.8 ± 1,024.7 mm2; p = 0.002). Pain and aesthetic discomfort were significantly decreased after treatment in all patients (p = 0.008 and p = 0.012, respectively). CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Marianne Chopinaud, Anne-Dominique Pham, Daniel Labbé, Laurence Verneuil, Charlotte Gourio, Hervé Bénateau, Anne Dompmartin |
Journal | Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland)
(Dermatology)
Vol. 229
Issue 3
Pg. 263-70
( 2014)
ISSN: 1421-9832 [Electronic] Switzerland |
PMID | 25248067
(Publication Type: Evaluation Study, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Cicatrix
(complications, physiopathology)
- Cryosurgery
(methods)
- Esthetics
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Keloid
(etiology, pathology, surgery)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Assessment
- Severity of Illness Index
- Treatment Outcome
- Young Adult
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