Intralesional Cryosurgery for the Treatment of Hypertrophic Scars and Keloids Following Aesthetic Surgery: The Results of a Prospective Observational Study
| Autor: | Anne Dompmartin, Yaron Har-Shai, Irina Goldine, Wifred Brown, Issa Mettanes, Daniel Labbé, Tamir Gil, Norbert Pallua |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Cicatrix Hypertrophic medicine.medical_treatment Breast surgery Scars Cryosurgery Young Adult medicine Deformity Humans Brachioplasty Prospective Studies business.industry General Medicine Middle Aged Plastic Surgery Procedures Disfigurement Dermatology Surgery Plastic surgery Patient Satisfaction Keloid Female medicine.symptom business Otoplasty |
| Zdroj: | The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds. 7:169-175 |
| ISSN: | 1552-6941 1534-7346 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1534734608322813 |
| Popis: | Keloids and hypertrophic scars are an abnormal healing response of injured skin, causing impaired quality of life, severe psychological and physical disturbances, and aesthetic disfigurement. Several studies have shown the incidence of emotional disturbances in connection with aesthetic surgical procedures of up to 47.7% in Japan and Hypertrophic scars and keloids following aesthetic surgery, which ignite patient dissatisfaction, are difficult to handle. Intralesional cryosurgery for the treatment of such scars has been introduced. This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of this technology in the treatment of such scars and to assess the reduction of dissatisfaction. Eleven scars (on 11 patients) were treated by intralesional cryosurgery, following breast surgery, otoplasty, face-lifting, and brachioplasty. Each patient scored the concern from the scar and the scar deformity (scale from 1 to 5) prior and following treatment (higher score represents least satisfaction and a severe deformity). The follow-up period was between 3 months and 8 years. The results demonstrated a significant reduction in concern and deformity scores compared with before the cryotreatment (P = .001). The intralesional cryosurgery technique provides the plastic surgeon with an effective instrument to treat hypertrophic scars and keloids following aesthetic surgery, thus reducing the dissatisfaction of patients. |
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