A Technique for Auricular Keloid Core Excision Using a Skin Biopsy Punch

作者：Sunohara Mari; Ozawa Toshiyuki^*; Harada Teruichi; Morimoto Kuniyuki; Ishii Masamitsu

来源：Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2012, 36(3): 628-630.

DOI：10.1007/s00266-011-9858-x

• Core excision
• Ear keloid
• Scalpel
• Skin
• Skin biopsy punch

Keloids of the auricular region, resulting from ear piercing or external injury, are a common cosmetic problem. Surgical treatment followed by conservative management often is needed. The %26quot;hollowing out method for keloids of the auricle%26quot; retains the skin over the keloid lesion to minimize tension on the wound. This is considered to be the appropriate surgical treatment method, but skill is required to remove the keloid and retain the skin with a uniform thickness and appropriate form. %26lt;br%26gt;Four patients with auricle keloids were included in this study. All the patients were females between the ages of 18 and 29 years (average age, 24.8 years). Keloid core excision using a skin biopsy punch with the patient under local anesthesia was performed for all the patients. %26lt;br%26gt;Use of a skin biopsy punch resulted in a shorter operating time without causing ear deformity. %26lt;br%26gt;The authors report a technique for keloid core excision using a skin biopsy punch and believe it is a useful method

• 出版日期2012-6