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Body Piercing ; Ear* ; Female* ; Humans ; Young Adult*

We present a patient who developed a pseudolymphoma after ear piercing. A patch test showed gold sensitivity. Therefore, long standing dermal exposure to gold from a pierced-type earring might have produced the patient's disease. This patient did not respond to an intralesional steroid injection and was finally treated with a complete resection of the lesion. It is proposed that every patient with a hyperplastic lesion in the ear lobe should be taken a biopsy in order to rule out the possibility of a pseudolymphoma. When a pseudolymphoma develops in the ear lobe, a complete surgical excision could be the treatment of choice, especially for the prevention of recurrence.
Biopsy ; Body Piercing* ; Ear* ; Humans ; Patch Tests ; Pseudolymphoma* ; Recurrence

Ear piercing is one of the most frequently performed esthetic operations. However, complications of this procedure such as getting an infection, a foreign body within the wound, can lead to excessive tension which may develop into a hypertrophic scar. Treatment of a hypertrophic scar needs compression but it is difficult to do so with the earlobe. To be effective, a compression device must be uniformed, adjustable, easy to apply, removeable, clean, made from an inert material, light in weight, inexpensive, easy to make, and cosmetically acceptable. We have experienced 47 patients with hypertrophic scars on their earlobes complicated from ear piercing. We thought that using magnetic discs would be the best method for this problem; we were right. Ever since, we have been using magnetic discs for the treatment of hypertrophic scars on earlobes and the results have been satisfying.
Body Piercing ; Cicatrix, Hypertrophic* ; Foreign Bodies ; Humans ; Wounds and Injuries

In the East, Probably one of the most commonly performed esthetic operation is the piercing of the earlobes for earring. the complication of this procedure includes infection, the formation of the hypertrophic scar or keloid, and tearing. Keloid formation is one of the disaterous common complications of the ear piercing. the patients regard the keloid as a cosmetic blemish and they complain that they cannot wear earrings. We have experienced 5 patients of earlobe keloid complicated from piercing of the earlobes. We used intralestional steroid njection, in conjunction with surgical excision and pressure therapy for treatment of the keloid. Among various techniques for reconstructing a piercing, we chose modified Pardue's method for artificial earlobe cleft after wide excision of the keloid. the result was good and satisfactory without any complication after 4 to 24 months of follow-up. the purpose of this paper is to present a simple method of treatment of the earlobe keloid with preservation of the perforation for an earring.
Body Piercing ; Cicatrix, Hypertrophic ; Ear* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Keloid*

BACKGROUND: Lobular keloid appears to be a consequence of hypertrophic inflammation secondary to ear piercings performed under unsterile conditions. We wish to understand the pathogenesis of lobular keloids and report operative outcomes with a literature review. METHODS: A retrospective review identified 40 cases of lobular keloids between January, 2005 and December, 2010. Patient records were reviewed for preclinical factors such as presence of inflammation after ear piercing prior to keloid development, surgical management, and histopathologic correlation to recurrence. RESULTS: The operation had been performed by surgical core extirpation or simple excision, postoperative lobular compression, and scar ointments. Perivascular infiltration was noted in intra- and extra-keloid tissue in 70% of patients. The postoperative recurrence rate was 10%, and most of the patients satisfied with treatment outcomes. CONCLUSION: Histological perivascular inflammation is a prominent feature of lobular keloids. Proper surgical treatment, adjuvant treatments, and persistent follow-up observation were sufficient in maintaining a relatively low rates of recurrence.
Biopsy ; Body Piercing* ; Cicatrix ; Ear* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Inflammation ; Keloid* ; Ointments ; Recurrence ; Retrospective Studies

Cutaneous pseudolymphoma refers to a heterogeneous group of benign reactive T- or B-cell lymphoproliferative diseases of the skin that resembles cutaneous lymphoma both clinically and histologically. Although most pseudolymphomas develop from unknown causes, various stimuli can induce pseudolymphomas. Pseudolymphomas have developed followed medications, infections, insect bites, ear piercing, and gold. To date, no case of pseudolymphoma developing after gold acupuncture has been reported in the Korean dermatologic literature. We report a case of a 49-year-old female who presented with multiple skin-colored papules on the left lower eyelid that showed features of a pseudolymphoma based on histopathologic assessment.
Acupuncture ; B-Lymphocytes ; Body Piercing ; Eyelids ; Female ; Humans ; Insect Bites and Stings ; Lymphoma ; Middle Aged ; Pseudolymphoma ; Skin

Panoramic radiographs are a relatively simple technique that is commonly used in all dental specialties. In panoramic radiographs, in addition to the formation of real images of metal objects, ghost images may also form, and these ghost images can hinder an accurate diagnosis and interfere with the accuracy of radiology reports. Dentists must understand the formation of these images in order to avoid making incorrect radiographic diagnoses. Therefore, the present study sought to present a study of the formation of panoramic radiograph ghost images caused by metal objects in the head and neck region of a dry skull, as well as to report a clinical case n order to warn dentists about ghost images and to raise awareness thereof. An understanding of the principles of the formation of ghost images in panoramic radiographs helps prevent incorrect diagnoses.
Body Piercing ; Dentists ; Diagnosis ; Head ; Humans ; Neck ; Radiography, Panoramic ; Skull ; Specialties, Dental

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.
Autografts* ; Body Piercing ; Cryotherapy ; Keloid* ; Radiotherapy ; Recurrence ; Silicone Gels ; Skin ; Wounds and Injuries

Keloid is proliferative fibrous growths that result from an excessive tissue response to trauma. The earlobe is a common site for the formation of keloid and the frequent cause is ear piercing. Many modalities are available for the treatment of earlobe keloid. Surgical excision has been the most commonly used therapeutic modality but recurrence following excision is common. Intralesional triamcinolon, radiation therapy, compression device, cryosurgery, D-penicillamine or any combination of them were reported to be successful in the treatment of earlobe keloid. We report three cases of earlobe keloid treated with partial surgical keloidectomy of upper part and carbon dioxide laser vaporizing the residual keloid tissue. And then the defect was covered with a primary closure with flap. Pressure earrings were fitted 2 weeks after surgery, and were maintained for 3 months. There was no recurrence of keloid for follow-up period at least 9 months. We suggest that combined modality of CO2 laser vaporization and pressure earring after surgical keloidectomy may offer a better cosmetic and functional improvement in the treatment of primary and recurrent earlobe keloid.
Body Piercing ; Carbon Dioxide* ; Carbon* ; Cryosurgery ; Ear* ; Follow-Up Studies ; Keloid* ; Lasers, Gas* ; Penicillamine ; Recurrence ; Volatilization

PURPOSE: The earlobe is one of the areas which are most vulnerable to trauma. Various auricular diseases need compression treatment. We report a new compression method using magnetic disks. METHODS: Seventeen patients with auricular diseases were treated from October 2002 to September 2006. The mean age was 29.1 years. The diseases details were osteochondroma in 2 patients; cauliflower's ears in 2 patients; acute otohematoma in 1 patient; and hypertrophic scars in 11 patients. The most common cause of their disease was ear piercing. The mean follow-up period was 8.9 months. All surgical procedures were performed under local anesthesia. To compress immediately, a pair of magnetic disks was applied to the anterior and posterior surface of the earlobe. RESULTS: The results were generally good. Major complications, such as recurrence, necrosis, dehiscence, or infection, did not occur. CONCLUSION: A pair of magnetic disks are useful compression tool in various auricular diseases.
Anesthesia, Local ; Body Piercing ; Cicatrix, Hypertrophic ; Ear ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Necrosis ; Osteochondroma ; Recurrence