title: [Advances in therapy of auricular keloid].
abstract: Auricularis keloids are the keloids locating on the earlobe and helix which often caused by ear piercing, burn wound and skin injury. Because of its high recurrence, the treatment of auricularis keloids is troublesome to ENT doctors. In the past, clinicians harvested some achievements by combining surgical therapy, drug therapy and physical therapy. Keloid therapies were reviewed in this article.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China (working in the Department of Dermatology now).
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China.
authors.forename: X L
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, the Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China.
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D054644:Ear Auricle / Q000601:surgery*; D004427:Ear Diseases / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy; D004431:Ear, External; D006801:Humans; D007627:Keloid / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence