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Combined Therapeutic Strategies for Keloid Treatment

Authors
 Young In Lee  ;  Jihee Kim  ;  Chae Eun Yang  ;  Jong Won Hong  ;  Won Jai Lee  ;  Ju Hee Lee 
Citation
 DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY, Vol.45(6) : 802-810, 2019 
Journal Title
DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY
ISSN
 1076-0512 
Issue Date
2019
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Recent advances in keloid management favor the administration of combination therapy over monotherapy.

OBJECTIVE:
The authors evaluated the safety and efficacy of combination therapy to treat keloids using fractional lasers, cryotherapy, and intralesional corticosteroids.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:
The authors performed a retrospective study involving 35 Korean patients. Each patient underwent treatment using the 1,550 nm nonablative fractional erbium-glass laser, followed by the 10,600 nm ablative fractional carbon dioxide laser. Laser treatment was immediately followed by the administration of superficial cryotherapy and intralesional triamcinolone injection. Therapeutic efficacy was assessed using the Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS) score and the 7-point patient self-assessment score.

RESULTS:
The mean total and subcategory VSS scores showed statistically significant improvements. The height and pliability scores showed the most significant and quickest responses to the combination therapy. The patients reported remarkable improvement in itching, pain, and limitations of motion after a single combination therapy session. Twenty patients were followed up for 1 year after the discontinuation of the combination treatment, and the recurrence was observed only in one patient. No significant adverse effects were observed throughout the follow-up period.

CONCLUSION:
Combination keloid therapy using fractional lasers, superficial cryotherapy, and intralesional triamcinolone injection is safe and more effective than individual monotherapies.
Full Text
https://insights.ovid.com/crossref?an=00042728-201906000-00006
DOI
10.1097/DSS.0000000000001695
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Dermatology (피부과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (성형외과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Jihee(김지희) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0047-5941
Lee, Young In(이영인) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6831-7379
Lee, Won Jai(이원재) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3056-0503
Lee, Ju Hee(이주희) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1739-5956
Hong, Jong Won(홍종원) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7762-0940
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/170336
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