Combined modalities in the management of hypertrophic scars and keloids.
A surgeon has many treatment options available during the longterm management of a patient with keloids or hypertrophic scars. The thoughtful combination of multiple modalities in a staged manner may produce a more favorable result than the application of a single technique. A case is presented which illustrates the concept of preliminary treatment with cryotherapy and low dose intralesional triamcinolone followed at interval by surgical excision.
D002921:Cicatrix / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D003452:Cryosurgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007627:Keloid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide / Q000627:therapeutic use
D014222:Triamcinolone Acetonide