Auricular keloids

• Verfasst von: Bran, Gregor M. [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Hörmann, Karl [VerfasserIn]
• Verfasst von: Stuck, Boris [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Auricular keloids
• Titelzusatz: combined therapy with a new pressure device
• Verf.angabe: Gregor M. Bran, Jörn Brom, Karl Hörmann, Boris A. Stuck
• Jahr: 2012
• Jahr des Originals: 2011
• Umfang: 7 S.
• Fussnoten: Published online: August 15, 2011 ; Gesehen am 14.06.2018
• Titel Quelle: Enthalten in: Archives of facial plastic surgery
• Ort Quelle: Chicago, Ill. : AMA, 1999
• Jahr Quelle: 2012
• Band/Heft Quelle: 14(2012), 1, Seite 20-26
• ISSN Quelle: 1538-3660
• DOI: doi:10.1001/archfacial.2011.57
• Datenträger: Online-Ressource
• Sprache: eng
• K10plus-PPN: 157638232X

Abstract

<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.