Earlobe Keloid Treated by Autograft after Excision and Immediate Corticosteroid Intrawound Injection.
- Author:
Han Gyu CHOI
1
;
Seong Jun SEO
;
Chang Kwun HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Keloid;
Saved autograft;
Corticosteroid
- MeSH:
Autografts*;
Body Piercing;
Cryotherapy;
Keloid*;
Radiotherapy;
Recurrence;
Silicone Gels;
Skin;
Wounds and Injuries
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1999;37(11):1694-1696
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Keloids are benign fibrous tumors which extend beyond the original wound. Methods of treatment include surgical excision, radiotherapy, intralesional steroid injection, cryotherapy, silicon gel and combined therapy. Postoperative irradiation or steroid injection could be an effective method for prevention of recurrence after surgical treatment. We report a case of earlobe keloid which occurred after ear piercing. It was treated by excision and saved autograft using the overlying skin of the keloid and then immediate corticosteroid intrawound injection after excision.
