Keloid formation is an unpredictable complication to normal scar tissue development. The
etiology is unknown, although an individual predisposition may be present. There is a …

Keloid formation is a rare complication of normal scar tissue development, also to the
surgeon who performs surgery on the external ear. We are presenting 4 cases of keloid …

Earlobe keloids are benign, fibrous proliferations that show a high rate of recurrence of up to
80% following surgical excision. Traumas to the earlobe such as ear piercing, burns or …

Keloid is an unregulated proliferation of fibrous scar tissue that develops outside the original
wound; as well as secondary to trauma or infection, it can appear spontaneously. Ear …

The external ear is a location with high risk of keloid scar formation. Its incidence is growing
since general use of piercings and performance of plastic surgery of the external ear. The …

Keloid refers to the damaged skin due to excessive fibroblast proliferation. Ear is one
predilection site. The pathogenesis of ear keloid is not very clear, and the treatment is also …

Keloids are among the diseases which are easy to diagnose but difficult to treat. The term
Keloid is derived from the Greek word for crab claw.[sup][1] Keloid formation is a result of …

Discussion Prevention and recurrence of a keloid scar are paramount; hence, combination
therapy proves effective over any single modality [5]. In a study performed by Hewedy et al …

There is no universally agreed policy for treating keloid scars of the ear lobe following
piercing. We treated 35 patients (34 women) for high-risk ear-lobe keloids; the average age …

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 …