Background: Ear keloids continue to be a therapeutic challenge. Objective: To evaluate the
clinical success of a modified “oyster splint technique.” Methods: Ten patients with an ear …

Background: Keloids of the ear are a challenging problem, with many treatment modalities
advocated. The primary determinant in choosing a treatment protocol should be a low …

Keloids are benign cutaneous lesions, arising from proliferating fibroblasts. Keloids of the
ear may occur after trauma, surgery or helix piercings and are difficult to treat, since they …

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Management of keloids of the pinna, in particular, those
located in the helix and antihelix and lobule that occur as complications of ear piercing …

BACKGROUND Ear keloids are a challenging problem that affect people of different races
with substantial aesthetic consequences. Various types of adjuvant therapies, including …

Background Ear keloids are benign, fibrous proliferations due to excessive collagen
synthesis and deposition. It is a popular practice to pierce earlobes for decorative earrings …

Background The application of mechanical pressure by compression devices has gained
popularity in the treatment of keloid scars. In this present study, we analyze the long-term …

Interventions: The patient underwent a 2-stage re-resection of the keloid, followed by
postoperative radiotherapy, and triamcinolone acetonide injection around the incision at the …

Introduction Keloids are hypertrophic scars that commonly arise in the ear region. The
authors' objectives were to (1) evaluate effectiveness of surgical shave excision followed by …

Objective To investigate surgical methods for the removal of larger ear keloids. Methods Two
different surgical techniques were used: Method A, tumour excision followed by in situ scar …