Background: Earlobe keloids can form after cosmetic ear piercing, trauma, infection, or
burns, or spontaneously. These keloids are highly resistant for treatment and are followed by …

Background: Treatments for earlobe keloids include surgical excision, postoperative
radiotherapy, steroid injection, taping stabilization, and pressure therapy. However, to date …

Keloids of the earlobe pose a complex management problem. They are relatively common
sequelae of trauma or irritation to the skin of the earlobe, and usually appear in predisposed …

Earlobe keloid can form after cosmetic ear piercing, trauma, or burns, and it poses several
difficulties in treatment and distinctive cosmetic implications. Treatment methods for earlobe …

Management of keloids is still controversial. Many different treatment modalities may be
used for this purpose, however, no one method has been found completely successful …

BACKGROUND Simple excision of earlobe keloids can result in recurrence rates
approaching 80%. Many modalities have been suggested to reduce the risk of recurrence …

The purpose of this study was to develop an easily accessible technique for the delivery of
postoperative radiotherapy for the treatment of earlobe keloids. Forty-seven earlobe keloids …

Keloids, from Greek derivation and meaning “crab's claw,” are abnormal scars resulting from
an imbalance between collagen deposition and collagen degradation1–3 in a thick, glassy …

BACKGROUND Management of earlobe keloids is challenging because they are often
resistant to treatment. The literature reports different treatment modalities with variable …

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 …