Pressure therapy with a novel compressive device for auricular keloids treatment after surgical excision

Auricular keloids are common in clinic and always lead to cosmetic problems and annoying symptoms such as pruritus and pain. The monotherapy of surgical excision was proved ineffective with recurrence rate between 45% to 100%, and intralesional corticosteroid injection shows recurrence rates of 9% to 50%, as well as side effects such as skin atrophy, pigmentation/depigmentation, and telangiectasias.[1] Here we are introducing our compressive device for auricular keloids prevention postoperatively, which has several advantages over other non-surgery treatments and other compressive devices.
Source: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Source Type: research