Treatment of the keloid: what is new?
Keloids are benign lesions that represent an exuberant collagen response to injury. These benign lesions are plagued with high recurrence rates. Multitudes of options are available for treatment of these lesions, which supports the theory that there is no superior treatment. A variety of treatment options are discussed.
Porter
Jennifer Parker
JP
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Communicative Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
D006801:Humans; D007627:Keloid / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*