Auricular keloids: combined therapy with a new pressure device
<h3>Objective</h3>To develop a new, custom-made pressure device that can be used with established designs as an adjuvant therapy for optimized treatment of auricular keloids.<h3>Methods</h3>Seven patients (4 males, 3 females; mean [SD] age, 22.6 [8.3] years) were treated with...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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Archives of facial plastic surgery
Year: 2011, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 20-26 |
| ISSN: | 1538-3660 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1001/archfaci.2011.57
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| Author Notes: | Gregor M. Bran, Jörn Brom, Karl Hörmann, Boris A. Stuck |
| Summary: | <h3>Objective</h3>To develop a new, custom-made pressure device that can be used with established designs as an adjuvant therapy for optimized treatment of auricular keloids.<h3>Methods</h3>Seven patients (4 males, 3 females; mean [SD] age, 22.6 [8.3] years) were treated with surgical excision and corticosteroid injection followed by application of our new auricular pressure device.<h3>Results</h3>All patients tolerated the adjuvant therapy and wore the device overnight for 5 nights per week. Usage was not interrupted or cancelled. No recurrence was observed during the follow-up period (mean [SD] duration of follow-up, 24 [6] months). All patients were satisfied with the results; none described pruritus, pain, or dysesthesia.<h3>Conclusion</h3>Overnight usage of the new pressure device seems to be a safe and effective extension of established auricular keloid therapy with the potential for prophylaxis of recurrence. |
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| Item Description: | Published online: August 15, 2011 Gesehen am 14.06.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1538-3660 |