Treatment of keloid scars by combined cryosurgery and intralesional corticosteroids.
Fifty-eight patients with keloid scars were subjected to combined cryosurgery and intralesional corticosteroid therapy. Complete regression of the scars occurred in 41 patients. In 8 patients the scars improved, and there was no improvement in 9 patients. Keloid scars of the earlobes were the most responsive to treatment. The possibility of differing biological activity of cryosurgery and corticosteroids complementing each other is postulated, and a combination of their respective actions may offer promise in treatment.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003452:Cryosurgery; D004431:Ear, External; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007627:Keloid / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014221:Triamcinolone / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D014221:Triamcinolone