Surgical approach in the management of ear keloids: our experience with 30 patients.
Journal
International journal of dermatology
ISSN: 1365-4632
Titre abrégé: Int J Dermatol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0243704
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2021
Dec 2021
Historique:
revised:
25
04
2021
received:
04
10
2020
accepted:
16
06
2021
pubmed:
25
7
2021
medline:
17
11
2021
entrez:
24
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Ear keloids are benign, fibrous proliferations due to excessive collagen synthesis and deposition. It is a popular practice to pierce earlobes for decorative earrings and adornment; this might trigger the keloid process. Although there are varied treatment modalities, it is unsatisfactory and has always been a challenge. The aim is to evaluate the efficacy of surgical treatment with intralesional therapy in auricular keloids. We included 30 patients with 45 keloids over the ear. Patients were evaluated (including detailed history, complete physical and local examination), and photographs and written informed consent were taken. They were treated with: excision and closure, intralesional and/or surface cryotherapy, ablative laser, intralesional steroids, and 5-fluorouracil. Excision and closure, and intralesional cryotherapy were done under local anesthesia. Closure was done after intramarginal excision with or without raising auto flaps, followed by intraoperative intralesional steroids to margins. Recurrence was assessed at 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year. The age group of patients ranged from 14 to 57 years. A total of 32 out of 45 (71.1%) keloids were excised and were combined with intraoperative and postoperative intralesional steroid injection, with sessions depending on the patient's response. Eight (17.7%) and five (11.1%) keloids were treated using intralesional cryotherapy and only intralesional steroids, respectively. A total of 16.6% of patients had recurrence with one patient having recurrence of bilateral earlobes keloid. Keloidectomy with intraoperative and postoperative intralesional steroid injections has been very effective in the treatment of ear keloids. Different treatment modalities act synergistically, but excision surgery gives good results as it aims at maintaining ear architecture.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Ear keloids are benign, fibrous proliferations due to excessive collagen synthesis and deposition. It is a popular practice to pierce earlobes for decorative earrings and adornment; this might trigger the keloid process. Although there are varied treatment modalities, it is unsatisfactory and has always been a challenge. The aim is to evaluate the efficacy of surgical treatment with intralesional therapy in auricular keloids.
METHODS
METHODS
We included 30 patients with 45 keloids over the ear. Patients were evaluated (including detailed history, complete physical and local examination), and photographs and written informed consent were taken. They were treated with: excision and closure, intralesional and/or surface cryotherapy, ablative laser, intralesional steroids, and 5-fluorouracil. Excision and closure, and intralesional cryotherapy were done under local anesthesia. Closure was done after intramarginal excision with or without raising auto flaps, followed by intraoperative intralesional steroids to margins. Recurrence was assessed at 3 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The age group of patients ranged from 14 to 57 years. A total of 32 out of 45 (71.1%) keloids were excised and were combined with intraoperative and postoperative intralesional steroid injection, with sessions depending on the patient's response. Eight (17.7%) and five (11.1%) keloids were treated using intralesional cryotherapy and only intralesional steroids, respectively. A total of 16.6% of patients had recurrence with one patient having recurrence of bilateral earlobes keloid.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Keloidectomy with intraoperative and postoperative intralesional steroid injections has been very effective in the treatment of ear keloids. Different treatment modalities act synergistically, but excision surgery gives good results as it aims at maintaining ear architecture.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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© 2021 the International Society of Dermatology.
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