Background: The ear is a common site for keloid formation, usually after trauma or ear
piercing. This study is a meta-analysis to identify effective treatments for ear keloids after …

Background The ear is the common site for keloid formation especially in women after ear
piercing. Surgery is the main stay of treatment in these lesions but there are large numbers …

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

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 …

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 …

Ear keloids are among the most challenging plastic surgery conditions and may have
significant psychosocial impact for the patient. Their aesthetic considerations are serious …

The optimal treatment for keloids remains undefined. A randomized, prospective study was
performed comparing two treatment regimens that were believed promising. One regimen …

Background The aesthetic implications of ear keloids, which affect people of all races, are
serious and the treatment of earlobe keloids is known to be difficult. The high rate of …

Background: Keloids are characterised by their continued growth following trauma,
extension into normal tissue and their high recurrence rate following excision. Auricular …

Discussion A close study of the candidate risk factors for keloid formation suggests that
across all the studies, sex, race, genetic factors, hyper-immune response, increased …