Open AccessPiercing ear keloid: Excision using loupe magnification and topical liquid silicone gel as adjuvant
Author(s) -
B A Ramesh,
John Mohan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of cutaneous and aesthetic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.44
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0974-5157
pISSN - 0974-2077
DOI - 10.4103/jcas.jcas_132_16
Subject(s) - medicine , keloid , silicone , surgery , adjuvant , adjuvant radiotherapy , triamcinolone acetonide , adjuvant therapy , dermatology , radiation therapy , chemotherapy , chemistry , organic chemistry
Keloid is an abnormal growth of scar at the site of skin injury, which usually does not regress. It proliferates beyond the original scar. The ear keloid usually develops after piercing injury to wear ornaments. A patient usually asks for removal of keloid, as it is aesthetically unpleasant. Patient may sometimes complain of itching and pain.